over easy

prepositional phrase

Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

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over lightsunny side down
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. USOf an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

    Synonyms: over light, sunny side down

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseOf an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

Similar
over lightsunny side down
Also see
over lightsunny side down

Translations

French tourné
  • tournéfried on both sides
Italian uovo all'occhio di bue
  • uovo all'occhio di buefried on both sides
Cite this entry
APA

over easy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20easy

MLA

“over easy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20easy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over easy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20easy.

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