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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What potato chips are being recalled? Which states were the Lay’s chips distributed to? Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 And [potato chips] are very savory because of that salty element. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 My run-up to the MAHA event had been less than virtuous: potato chips for breakfast on the Amtrak from New York City to DC, then french fries and a whole-milk cortado for lunch. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 Frito-Lay, manufacturer of Lay's potato chips, voluntarily issued the recall after being alerted by a consumer about the chips possibly containing undeclared milk. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 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 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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