onion ring

noun

: a ring of sliced onion coated with batter or crumbs and fried

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Add the tomatoes, lettuce and several slices of toasted white bread topped off with a giant onion ring. —Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2022

After 43 years of serving prime rib and colossal onion ring loaves in South Florida, Bobby Rubino’s low-slung, one-story restaurant on North Federal Highway in Pompano Beach will be demolished later this year, owner John Castellano told the Sun Sentinel. —Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Feb. 2022

Now, Lorde is back on her onion ring game. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021

That trusty, goopy red condiment that might enliven an otherwise bland and soggy onion ring? —Rachel Khong, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2022

Social media influencers have raved about the burger, which is served on a pretzel bun smeared with peanut butter on the top and grape jelly on the bottom and layered with beef, bacon, cheese and an onion ring. —Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2022

As for the cuisine, try the Bama Bucks Burger (bison patty, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, bison chili, slaw, onion ring, white and yellow cheese with an over-medium fried egg) or the Grilled New Zealand Elk Steak. —Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2022

For diners looking for a little extra oomph, there are choices like the saucy hickory burger and the onion ring burger stacked with crisp, golden, fried onions. —Megha Mcswain, Chron, 26 Apr. 2022

For example, a large Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak last Summer had an onion ring to it. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above