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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Then it's topped with potato chips, a crunchy counterpart to the creamy casserole. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Others include Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips, some frozen pizza varieties sold at Walmart, and two types of Mama Cozzi's breakfast pizza. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Here is what’s recalled and what various chains have identified as potato chips sold by their stores. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Multiple flavors of two popular potato chip brands have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 6 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 13 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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