Hangtown fry

noun

An omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.

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Meanings

nounHangtown fry (plural Hangtown fries)

plural Hangtown fries

  1. USAn omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.

Origin

Invented in Placerville, California, known at that time as Hangtown.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Hangtown fry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown%20fry

MLA

“Hangtown fry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown%20fry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hangtown fry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown%20fry.

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