1
: cooked in hot oil or butter : cooked by frying
fried eggs
fried chicken
fried dough
2
: damaged or destroyed by an electrical surge or malfunction
The man behind the counter hooked up my computer to another machine and then gave me the bad news. "I'm afraid your hard drive is fried," the technician said.—
Tom McNichol
Tom McNichol3
US, informal
a
: intoxicated, high
… too fried on crystal meth to be gambling on a game of pool, but doing it nonetheless.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh… what about that time you got fried at the frat house after the big game against State and the judge fined you $50 and costs for dropping quarts of beer in paper bags out the second-floor window?—Russell Baker
Russell Baker
b
: mentally exhausted
At dinner after the book signing, he's fried, barely able to converse.—Rick Martin
Rick MartinAfter spending about 14 hours on ESPN Radio, SportsCenter and espn.com, Gammons was completely fried.—Rich Eisen
Rich EisenSynonyms
- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- juiced [slang]
- lit
- lit up
- loaded [slang]
- looped
- oiled [slang]
- pickled
- pie-eyed
- plastered
- potted [slang]
- ripped [slang]
- sloshed [slang]
- smashed [slang]
- sottish
- soused
- sozzled
- squiffed
- squiffy
- stewed
- stiff
- stinking [slang]
- stoned
- tanked [slang]
- tiddly [chiefly British]
- tight
- tipsy
- wasted [slang]
- wet
- wiped out [slang]
Examples of fried in a Sentence
Sorry, I'm just fried today.
grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday
Recent Examples on the Web
The pastries look as if they were overnighted from Paris, even as the signature breakfast sandwich — a biscuit with fried chicken, pimento cheese and hot honey — showcases Southern cuisine.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The mofongo is studded with bits of smoky tempeh, topped with a stack of fried oyster mushrooms, and served with a coconut-cream curry.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Boasting views of Victoria Harbour on one side, and the forest of high-rises of Sheung Wan district on the other (a memorable site at night), Club Cecconi’s offers traditional Italian fare, such as fried calamari, cacio e pepe and veal Milanese.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The most popular menu items are a Righteous Chicken biscuit with fried chicken brined in buttermilk, pickles and sauce; a Southern chicken biscuit with pimiento cheese and bacon; and the ubiquitous Nashville hot chicken biscuit.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
Strangers, old friends and everyone in between are getting a warm welcome at the new Londa’s To-Go in West Charlotte, where takeout orders for fried chicken, smothered pork chops, cabbage and candied yams are flying out the door.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The restaurant in North Oak Park’s Broadway Triangle is best known for its fried chicken, and is busy expanding to entertainment districts and historically Black neighborhoods around the country.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Dressed in his brown habit, Brother Gary Wegner, executive director of Detroit’s Capuchin Soup Kitchen, watched as more than two dozen people quietly formed a line for an early dinner of fried chicken with hot sauce and peas over the winter.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The mofongo is studded with bits of smoky tempeh, topped with a stack of fried oyster mushrooms, and served with a coconut-cream curry.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Boasting views of Victoria Harbour on one side, and the forest of high-rises of Sheung Wan district on the other (a memorable site at night), Club Cecconi’s offers traditional Italian fare, such as fried calamari, cacio e pepe and veal Milanese.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The most popular menu items are a Righteous Chicken biscuit with fried chicken brined in buttermilk, pickles and sauce; a Southern chicken biscuit with pimiento cheese and bacon; and the ubiquitous Nashville hot chicken biscuit.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
Strangers, old friends and everyone in between are getting a warm welcome at the new Londa’s To-Go in West Charlotte, where takeout orders for fried chicken, smothered pork chops, cabbage and candied yams are flying out the door.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The restaurant in North Oak Park’s Broadway Triangle is best known for its fried chicken, and is busy expanding to entertainment districts and historically Black neighborhoods around the country.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Dressed in his brown habit, Brother Gary Wegner, executive director of Detroit’s Capuchin Soup Kitchen, watched as more than two dozen people quietly formed a line for an early dinner of fried chicken with hot sauce and peas over the winter.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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