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

Mention French onion dip and most people immediately picture a ridged potato chip.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

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

A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

I have my eye on a potato chip factory a ten-minute drive from the Blue Haven, for example, or I can always search out L.L.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich