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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southern-fried

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
south-ern-fried
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and then deep-fried.

American usage

adj

Characteristic of the South of the United States; authentically Southern.

American usage

Etymology

Because the particular style of frying is seen as characteristic of the Southern United States.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Southern-fried (comparative) most Southern-fried (superlative) Southern fried (alternative)

Questions

What does southern-fried mean?
Coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and then deep-fried.
Where does southern-fried come from?
Because the particular style of frying is seen as characteristic of the Southern United States.

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