half-cooked eggs
nounUK /ˌhɑːf ˈkʊkt ɛɡz/
US /ˌhæf ˈkʊkt ɛɡz/
Eggs that are only partly cooked, so they are still soft or runny inside.
For breakfast, she made half-cooked eggs with toast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Eggs cooked so the yolk stays liquid while the white is set.
He likes his half-cooked eggs with a runny yolk.
3. A dish of eggs cooked briefly on one side only.
The diner serves half-cooked eggs sunny-side up.
4. Eggs that are not fully done and may be unsafe to eat.
Health experts warn against eating half-cooked eggs during pregnancy.