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sunny side up

sunny side up adverb: of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top.

sunny side up: of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top
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Adverb

sunny side up (not comparable)

  1. (US) Of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top.
  2. (slang) Born with the head facing upward, as opposed to the normal downward-facing birth.

Adjective

sunny side up (not comparable)

  1. (US) Of an egg: fried sunny side up.
    Synonyms:
    sunny

sunny side up meaning in Arabic and Malay

sunny side up in Arabic

type of fried egg
بَيْض عُيُون bayḍ ʕuyūn

sunny side up in Malay

type of fried egg
telur mata kerbau

Synonyms of sunny side up

Forms of sunny side up

alternative formsunny-side up
alternative formsunnyside up

Questions about sunny side up

What does sunny side up mean?
Sunny side up means of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top.
What is sunny side up in Arabic?
Sunny side up in Arabic is بَيْض عُيُون (bayḍ ʕuyūn). See Sunny side up meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sunny side up?
Sunny side up can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near sunny side up in the dictionary

  1. sunny
  2. Sunny Corner
  3. Sunny Isles
  4. Sunny Isles Beach
  5. sunny side down
  6. sunny side up
  7. Sunny Slopes
  8. Sunny South
  9. Sunny State
  10. sunny uplands
  11. sunny-day flooding

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