potato chip

noun

: a thin slice of white potato that has been cooked until crisp and then usually salted

Examples of potato chip in a Sentence

I had a sandwich and a bag of potato chips for lunch.
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Dinner is simpler, with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, potato chips, whole wheat bread, fruit and a beverage option on offer. Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024 Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center serves every dinner after 4 p.m. On other holidays, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, Combs was offered two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on whole wheat bread, potato chips, fruit and a beverage. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 For Thanksgiving and Christmas, Diddy was reportedly served two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on whole wheat bread, potato chips, fruit and a beverage. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Frito-Lay recalled one of its most popular potato chip products because of milk that was not declared on the label, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Doha Madani, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for potato chip 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of potato chip was in 1865

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“Potato chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20chip. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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