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

Japan's leading potato chip maker is feeling the crunch from shortages linked to the Iran war, swapping its signature orange-and-yellow packets for black and white.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

Boulder Canyon is the No. 1 potato chip brand in the “natural” snack food channel.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 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

A moment where Ruth sees a woman wearing a potato chip clip as a hair adornment captures that atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

I stared down at my lunch, slowly chewing the potato chip.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling