sunny-side up

[ suhn-ee-sahyd ]

adjective

1. (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.

sunny-side up

adjective

1. (of eggs) fried on one side only

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunny-side up¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

At breakfast, I sometimes use it right away to fry hash browns or cook a sunny-side up egg.

From Washington Post

I kept thinking how I'd have them done, shipwrecked, two on a raft or sunny side up, when who should come along but Bill.

From Project Gutenberg

Sunny side up; or with a veil of brown drawn over their beautiful faces, Frankie?

From Project Gutenberg

That's the way I always uster take mine,' he says, 'before I quit eating—fried with the sunny side up.'

From Project Gutenberg

One man wants his eggs sunny side up; another is strong for them hard-boiled.

From Project Gutenberg

The egg, sunny side up, gave it its shining name a couple of centuries ago.

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