chicken-fried

British

/ ˈtʃɪkɪnˌfraɪd /

adjective

(of meats, esp steak) coated in seasoned flour and pan-fried
informal, oft derogatory variant of countrified Compare Southern-fried

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Etymology

Origin of chicken-fried

sense 2 from chicken-fried steak , a popular dish of the Southern US

Example Sentences

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The menu encompasses everything you could imagine, from hefty breakfast platters and patty melts to chicken-fried steak and pot roast.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar: Housed in the ruins of a 19th-century cotton gin, the restaurant features treetop views, chicken-fried steak and margaritas.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

It looked like a chicken-fried steak, with a smooth, detached-in-places exoskeleton of carb.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

I was never a student of it, any more than I am a student of chicken-fried steak or peach ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2021

Nan and I chose the chicken-fried steak, and Wynn ordered bacon-wrapped meatloaf.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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