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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Turkey and the Wolf, in the Lower Garden District, is a popular sandwich joint known for its short menu of unusual sandwiches, like the collards green melt and the fried bologna with potato chips. Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025 Two newcomers displayed their beef tallow products at the Summer Fancy Food Show: Butcher Ben’s Beef Tallow and Beefy’s Own, which cooks its potato chips in beef tallow. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 July 2025 New & Noteworthy Turn on the heat and spice up your summer with Kettle Brand Chili Crisp potato chips. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 Think burger and hot dog buns, potato chips, freezer pops and the ingredients to make s’mores. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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