cheese fries

American  

[chiz frahyz] / ˈtʃɪz ˌfraɪz /

plural noun

Informal.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of cheese fries

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Towers of onion rings stacked high, bone-in rib-eyes, bubbling pots of lobster mac and cheese, fries and meats drowning in au poivre.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

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

How did you land on the cashew cheese fries?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Jess with her perfect pixie cut is the only one there, eating cheese fries and reading her phone.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas