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.

Recent Examples on the Web

At Thursday night’s celebration, Hadid treated guests to everything from martini glasses filled with cigarettes to caviar served with potato chips. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026

On the same tip, my favorite passing moment in the episode was when Clock Twink popped the whole artichoke leaf into his mouth like a potato chip and grimacing. — The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

The bartender gave each of us a small bag of potato chips that had been clipped to a vertical rack. — Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

That’s why the milk-chocolate Boo Bar is packed with Pop Rocks and potato chips. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for potato chip

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship

Kids Definition

potato chip

noun

: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat