over easyadj.²

Brit.

/ˌəʊvər ˈiːzi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvər ˈizi/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: over adv., easy adv.

Etymology: Apparently < over adv. + easy adv.

Cookery (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Of a fried egg: turned over when almost cooked and fried briefly on the reverse side. Also occasionally of other fried foods. Cf. sunny side up at sunny side n. and adj. Phrases 2, once over lightly at once adv., conj., adj., and n. Phrases 11.Chiefly as postmodifier.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > egg dishes > [adjective] > (of fried eggs) prepared in a specific way

sunny side up1887

sunny side down1916

over easy1930

1930 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 30 Aug. 4 Mikos, a restaurant owner, received an order for ‘two over easy’. He broke one egg into a pan and it was perfect. But the next egg, on being broken, yielded no yolk.

1945 California Folklore Q. 4 53 ‘Sunny side up’ and ‘Over easy’ are used in many American homes.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 88/2 Over easy, eggs fried lightly on both sides.

1972 J. Mitchell Barangrill (song) in Compl. Poems & Lyrics (1997) 89 Ah, her mind's on her boyfriend And eggs over easy.

1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 67/1 A menu that includes over-easy fried porcupine, deep-boiled ox,..and fried silk worms.

2000 Elle Sept. 79/1 Sarah Jessica slithers into a seat and orders two eggs over easy, bacon and a toasted bagel.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over easy
释义	over easyadj.² Brit. /ˌəʊvər ˈiːzi/, U.S. /ˌoʊvər ˈizi/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: over adv., easy adv. Etymology: Apparently < over adv. + easy adv. Cookery (originally and chiefly U.S.). Of a fried egg: turned over when almost cooked and fried briefly on the reverse side. Also occasionally of other fried foods. Cf. sunny side up at sunny side n. and adj. Phrases 2, once over lightly at once adv., conj., adj., and n. Phrases 11.Chiefly as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > egg dishes > [adjective] > (of fried eggs) prepared in a specific way sunny side up1887 sunny side down1916 over easy1930 1930 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 30 Aug. 4 Mikos, a restaurant owner, received an order for ‘two over easy’. He broke one egg into a pan and it was perfect. But the next egg, on being broken, yielded no yolk. 1945 California Folklore Q. 4 53 ‘Sunny side up’ and ‘Over easy’ are used in many American homes. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 88/2 Over easy, eggs fried lightly on both sides. 1972 J. Mitchell Barangrill (song) in Compl. Poems & Lyrics (1997) 89 Ah, her mind's on her boyfriend And eggs over easy. 1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 67/1 A menu that includes over-easy fried porcupine, deep-boiled ox,..and fried silk worms. 2000 Elle Sept. 79/1 Sarah Jessica slithers into a seat and orders two eggs over easy, bacon and a toasted bagel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.²1930
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over easyadj.²