french fry

1 of 2

noun

variants or French fry

: a strip of potato typically cooked by being fried in deep fat

—usually plural

french fry

2 of 2

verb

variants or French fry

french fried or French fried; french frying or French frying; french fries or French fries

transitive verb

: to fry (strips of potato or something similar) in deep fat until brown

Examples of french fry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

By the time the check arrives, our table contains strawberry cheesecake, strawberry sauce, french fries covered in ketchup and Angelyne, all occupying the same general color family. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Even after 25 years, Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro’s series about an anthropomorphic milkshake, french fry container, and a wad of meat wasting their days in suburban New Jersey remains one of Adult Swim’s most recognizable properties. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

The health secretary also appeared on national television eating french fries cooked in beef tallow while falsely suggesting that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes more deaths than measles and that the protection from the vaccine wanes. — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026

The Texas chili is also a thick burger-stand version superior as a topping for chili dogs — ask for the spicy mustard — or chili burgers, french fries or tater tots. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for french fry

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

french fry

1 of 2 noun

often capitalized 1st F

: a strip of potato fried in deep fat

french fry

2 of 2 verb

often capitalized 1st F

: to fry in deep fat until brown