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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sunny-side up1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health.

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Our plates are filled with golden-brown waffles, sunny-side up eggs, and clusters of grapes.

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

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She fries a single egg sunny-side up and places it on a small plate of leftover jasmine rice.

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Why, you can bob along on turquoise waters atop sunny-side up eggs, bacon and pancakes.

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