chili cheese fries

American  

[chil-ee chiz frahyz] / ˈtʃɪl i ˈtʃɪz ˌfraɪz /

plural noun

Informal.

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

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Etymology

Origin of chili cheese fries

First recorded in 1980–85

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chili 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

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

Holder walks into a burger place in the complex, orders chili cheese fries, and steps outside to wait.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2020

You should also order the pastrami chili cheese fries, advertised on table tents on every table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

The snacks, under the direction of Red Apron Butcher’s Nate Anda, have included a miniature patty melt with Sriracha mayo, a caramelized Angus meatloaf slider, a BLT fried chicken slider and loaded chili cheese fries.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2018