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potato chip
noun
: a thin slice of white potato that has been cooked until crisp and then usually salted
Examples of potato chip in a Sentence
I had a sandwich and a bag of potato chips for lunch.
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Famous examples of pareidolia include seeing a man in the moon; a potato chip with the face of the Virgin Mary; or a bathroom floor tile that looks like Donald Trump.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Despite Americans’ boundless love for putting ketchup on everything, Lay’s only markets and sells their tangy, tomatoey potato chips in Canada.
—Arianne Jones, Saveur, 15 Jan. 2025
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—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
This year, a wave of food recalls before Christmas raised serious concerns about popular products, from potato chips to holiday staples like eggs and seafood.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Potato chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20chip. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
potato chip
noun
: a thin slice of potato fried in deep fat
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