Kentucky fried

1. slang Sunburned. In all uses, the term is hyphenated if used before a noun. Primarily heard in US. He fell asleep on the beach without putting on any sunblock and got Kentucky fried to a crisp! Please wear your sun hat. I don't want you to get a Kentucky-fried scalp.

2. slang Electrocuted. Primarily heard in US. Don't go messing with that electrical wiring yourself, or you'll end up getting Kentucky fried! I went out to the generator to see why the power cut out, and I discovered a Kentucky-fried raccoon that must've been chewing on the cables.

3. dated slang Drunk. Primarily heard in US. We were all thoroughly Kentucky fried by the end of the day.

Kentucky fried

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (An elaboration of fried. Based on the trade name Kentucky Fried Chicken, now known as KFC.) Man, is that guy really Kentucky fried!

See also: fried

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Michael Herbert, who has made his pounds 171million fortune from Kentucky Fried Chicken and Hagen-Dazs ice cream, appeared in the Sunday Times Rich List this week.

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