potato chip

noun

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

potato chip

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of potato chip¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Tinned fish can be enjoyed straight out of the tin or on top of crackers, potato chips and toasted sourdough bread.

From Salon

"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips."

From Salon

The movie starts in fictional Chuglass, Idaho, the “potato chip capital of America,” where a giant tuber mascot looms over the town.

From Los Angeles Times