hangtown fry
n.— «Out in San Francisco they serve something called a “hangtown fry” that primarily consists of scrambled eggs and fried oysters. And yes, bacon. And I thought that was pushing the envelope.» —“Belly up to the trough” by Tim Rowland Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland) Mar. 1, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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