sunny side up

See also: sunny-side up and sunnyside up

English

Alternative forms

• sunny-side up
• sunnyside up

Adverb

sunny side up (not comparable)

1. (US) Of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top.
2. (slang) Born with the head facing upward, as opposed to the normal downward-facing birth.

Adjective

sunny side up (not comparable)

1. (US) Of an egg: fried sunny side up.

Synonyms

• sunny

Coordinate terms

• sunny side down
• over easy
• over medium
• over hard

Translations

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type of fried egg

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