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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Southern-fried

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

If you thought Baskin-Robbins had concocted every ice cream flavor imaginable, the dessert chain is serving up a bold new take on a Southern-fried classic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

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 Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2021

This isn’t American Southern-fried chicken, unless you mean south of the border.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2019

There are satisfying arena-ready rockers like “Greatest Show on Earth,” ”American Rock ‘n Roll” and “Stand the Pain” along with proud Southern-fried tunes like “Tennessee Mountain Top” and the playful, bluesy “Raining Whiskey.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2017

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