sunny-side up

adjective

sun·​ny-side up ˌsə-nē-ˌsīd-ˈəp How to pronounce sunny-side up (audio)
of an egg
: fried on one side only

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These eggs are ideal for scrambles, omelets, or for featuring as a fun bonus in egg preparations like sunny-side up eggs. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025 With a central bulge consisting of yellow stars resembling the slightly off-center yolk of an egg fried sunny-side up, NGC 2276 is yet another example of an asymmetric galaxy. Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025 Bright metro area mornings will be a little less sunny-side up beginning next month when the Breakfast Inn closes its doors for the last time on June 8. Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 19 May 2025 Top off your bowl of beans and rice with a fried or sunny-side up egg. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunny-side up

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunny-side up was in 1887

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“Sunny-side up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunny-side%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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