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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The recall currently includes trail mixes sold under various brand names, Ghirardelli beverage mixes, Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips, and frozen pizzas sold at Aldi and Walmart. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026 Other Recent Recalls Earlier this month, Utz Quality Foods LLC voluntarily recalled limited varieties of Dirty and Zapp’s brand potato chips due to fears the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026 The usual imagery of a hat-wearing mascot amid a sea of potato chips is gone, leaving just colourless wrapper and text labels. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Then it's topped with potato chips, a crunchy counterpart to the creamy casserole. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 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 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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