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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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High-brow: Dinner at Bloomingdale's Red Hen — a rare, terrific restaurant serving its regular menu on NYE, plus some splurge specials like caviar and potato chips.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
In that timeframe, Walmart raised prices on thousands of items well above the rate of inflation, including potato chips by 35%, cookies by 62% and yogurt by 92%.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Serve with crisp veggies and crunchy kettle cooked potato chips for the best results.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
After making chocolate chip cookie dough, Lorelei tossed some potato chips into the batter and then topped the cookies with butterscotch after baking them.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Potato chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20chip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
potato chip
noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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