Southern-fried

American  

[suhth-ern-frahyd] / ˈsʌð ərnˈfraɪd /

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.

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Southern-fried British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Southern-fried

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Magaro spoke with Salon about this penchant for playing humble characters and making the Southern-fried caper comedy, “LaRoy, Texas.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

Wilson grew up on a farm in rural Baskin, Louisiana, where her family taught her life lessons about hard work and treating people right, along with plenty of Southern-fried sayings.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Southern-fried Chargers: Salyer is the third player the Chargers have drafted out of Georgia over the last two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022

Mr. Beatty later told People magazine he was grateful simply for a chance to play a tough-minded businessman after a run of Southern-fried “schnooks.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2021

Texas State Fair: Southern-fried chicken fettuccine Alfredo ball, Texas cream corn casserole fritters, deep-fried bayou fruit bites, Fernie’s fried smoked burnt end burrito, fried beer.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2019