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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
On the first Monday in May, actor Michael Shannon paired his classic tuxedo with a cheeky handbag from Balenciaga that resembled a bag of potato chips.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 7 May 2024
However, the watch unfortunately got overshadowed by a Balenciaga potato chip bag.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Welcoming attendees were flutes of espresso martinis and yuzu tequila sodas with a minimalist grazing table—The Frankie Shop-style—filled with Spanish potato chips, labneh, and dollops of luscious salted butter.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 5 May 2024
Another cause of bad breath is eating stinky or spicy foods such as onions, tuna, flavored potato chips, chilies, beef jerky, horseradish, and garlic.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Rather than self-serve soft drinks or salty snacks, the bodega contains an artisan wine club with bottles featuring crisp, funky labels, $10 miso potato chip chocolate bars, a $24 bottle of olive oil, various colorful incense, sage and crystals.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
The $9 thimbleful of potato chips is presumably a nod to the period’s hyperinflation.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The Sanaa Convenient Store was the scene of a fatal stabbing on July 1, 2022, when the clerk got into a dispute with a customer over a bag of potato chips.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The spot by Amica Chips features doe-eyed young nuns inside a convent delighting that their communion wafer, known as the host, is actually a potato chip.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near potato chip
Cite this Entry
“Potato chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20chip. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
potato chip
noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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