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 EisenExamples 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
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Sharon's fried chicken comes as a 2- or 4-piece meal with biscuits and either one or two sides.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Dressed cucumbers are also a great make-and-take side for picnics to add to a cold plate, serve alongside fried chicken, or even put on a sandwich.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
On Yelp, fans praised the fried chicken for being crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
—Simone Jasper
july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
Miller's favorite is their James Brown sandwich, which combines fried shrimp, hot BBQ beef, pepper-jack cheese and a spicy Crystal hot sauce mayo on crusty bread.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Dressed cucumbers are also a great make-and-take side for picnics to add to a cold plate, serve alongside fried chicken, or even put on a sandwich.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
On Yelp, fans praised the fried chicken for being crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
—Simone Jasper
july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
Miller's favorite is their James Brown sandwich, which combines fried shrimp, hot BBQ beef, pepper-jack cheese and a spicy Crystal hot sauce mayo on crusty bread.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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“Fried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fried. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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