sunny-side up
(of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
Origin of sunny-side up
1- Compare over easy.
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How to use sunny-side up in a sentence
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.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceSunny side up; or with a veil of brown drawn over their beautiful faces, Frankie?
Wyn's Camping Days | Amy Bell MarloweThat's the way I always uster take mine,' he says, 'before I quit eating—fried with the sunny side up.'
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbOne man wants his eggs sunny side up; another is strong for them hard-boiled.
The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod RaineThe egg, sunny side up, gave it its shining name a couple of centuries ago.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
British Dictionary definitions for sunny-side up
(of eggs) fried on one side only
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