over easy

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over easy

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  1. US 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).

    Similar: over light, sunny side down

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prep_phrase fried on both sides

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Italianouovo all'occhio di bue

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@misc{over_easy_2026,
  title = {over easy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/over%20easy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}