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cheese fries

American

[chiz frahyz] / ˈtʃɪz ˌfraɪz /

plural noun

Informal.

a dish of French fries that have been topped with cheese, usually American or cheddar, and baked or otherwise heated until the cheese is melted.

Etymology

Origin of cheese fries

First recorded in 1970–75

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cheese fries

Its pink-and-green neon parrot sign lit the way to some of the most satisfying chili cheese fries I’ve ever eaten: crinkle-cut potatoes, sheeny Velveeta-yellow cheese sauce, chili ladled from a mini-crockpot in the back.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025

Which brings us back to those cheese fries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

The ballpark concession menu includes bacon-wrapped bacon, steak-cut bacon, bacon-loaded cheese fries and bacon chips.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

When Ms. Nicholson pulled into a shopping plaza that day so that Mr. Holder could buy chili cheese fries, she said, she spotted Nipsey Hussle standing outside his store, Marathon clothing.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

We went to the food court and she ordered cheese fries, chicken nuggets and a salad.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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