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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High-brow: Dinner at Bloomingdale's Red Hen — a rare, terrific restaurant serving its regular menu on NYE, plus some splurge specials like caviar and potato chips. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 In that timeframe, Walmart raised prices on thousands of items well above the rate of inflation, including potato chips by 35%, cookies by 62% and yogurt by 92%. Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Serve with crisp veggies and crunchy kettle cooked potato chips for the best results. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 After making chocolate chip cookie dough, Lorelei tossed some potato chips into the batter and then topped the cookies with butterscotch after baking them. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 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 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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