Southern-fried

[ suhth-ern-frahyd ]

adjective

1. Cooking. coated with flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat:

   Southern-fried chicken.

2. (often lowercase) Slang. characteristic of or originating in the South:

   a vocabulary full of southern-fried expressions.

Southern-fried

/ ˈsʌðənˌfraɪd /

adjective

1. (of meats, esp chicken) dipped in a mixture of flour and breadcrumbs and deep-fried
2. Alsocountry-fried (of music) combined with or influenced by elements of country-and-western music
3. derogatory.
   Alsocountry-fried characteristic of or pertaining to the Southeastern US, esp in culture, politics, or religion Compare chicken-fried

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern-fried¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern-fried¹

senses 2 and 3 from association with the cuisine of the Southern US

Example Sentences

Magaro spoke with Salon about this penchant for playing humble characters and making the Southern-fried caper comedy, “LaRoy, Texas.”

From Salon

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

Wilson grew up on a farm in rural Baskin, Louisiana, where her family taught her life lessons about hard work and treating people right, along with plenty of Southern-fried sayings.

From Seattle Times

In addition to his role as creator and an executive producer on the show, Bridges has infused “Karma’s World” with his Southern-fried sound, so much so that Karma’s flow sounds subtly familiar.

From Washington Post

It’s Southern-fried “The Blue Lagoon” meets “Murder, She Wrote” — and topped off with a sprinkling of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

From Washington Post