white chip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white chip
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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On poker night she’s the only woman among us; I watch her narrow her eyes as she checks her tightly held cards and slides a white chip sharply forward with her index finger.
From The New Yorker • May 20, 2013
A blue chip bought a peanut; a white chip a slice of banana.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this stage of the 1940 game, no other candidate except Roosevelt has even one white chip.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our exchange may be termed a white chip trading rendezvous for stocks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bonnets were of white chip, with feathers of red, for this last dress; broad hats of yellow satin, with yellow plumes, will surmount the heliotrope bridesmaids.
From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.
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