Southern-fried

[suhth-ern-frahyd]

adjective

1. Cooking.,  coated with flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat.

   Southern-fried chicken.

2. (often lowercase),  characteristic of or originating in the South.

   a vocabulary full of southern-fried expressions.

Southern-fried

/ ˈsʌðənˌfraɪd /

adjective

1. (of meats, esp chicken) dipped in a mixture of flour and breadcrumbs and deep-fried

2. Also: country-fried. (of music) combined with or influenced by elements of country-and-western music

3. Also: country-fried. derogatory,  characteristic of or pertaining to the Southeastern US, esp in culture, politics, or religion Compare chicken-fried

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern-fried¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern-fried¹

senses 2 and 3 from association with the cuisine of the Southern US