potato chip

American  

noun

• potato chips
  plural

1. a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usually salted.

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potato chip British  

noun

1. (usually plural) another name for chip

2. Also called (in eg Britain): crisp.  (usually plural) a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• potato chips
  plural

Etymology

Origin of potato chip

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

potato chip

Removing that fiber from its natural habitat and putting it in a potato chip, for instance, can reduce the health benefits.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

After all, there’s little motivation to buy potato chip makers when semiconductor chip makers deliver such astronomical returns.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

"I just pop it in my mouth like a potato chip," she said, adding that it feels like a "healthier alternative".

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

The former New York governor, testing a political comeback, seized on the bizarre scandal surrounding a suspended aide to Mayor Eric Adams who was caught on video accepting cash tucked inside a potato chip bag.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

And even though it didn’t hurt, because it was just a potato chip, I knew that that definitely wasn’t nice.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff