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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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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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