potato chip
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Definition
Noun: 1. A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat: A snack food made by thinly slicing a potato and frying it until it becomes crispy and crunchy. It is typically seasoned with salt or other flavorings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She opened a bag of potato chips to share with her friends.
- He prefers plain salted potato chips over the flavored varieties.
- The recipe calls for crushed potato chips as a topping for the casserole.
Advanced Usage
- "To be a couch potato" (idiom): While not using "potato chip" directly, this common idiom for a lazy person who watches a lot of television is culturally associated with eating snacks like potato chips.
- After work, he turned into a couch potato with a bag of potato chips.
Variants and Related Words
- Crisps (noun): The common term for "potato chips" in British English.
- In the UK, you would ask for a packet of crisps.
- Chip (noun): In American English, "chip" can be a shortened, informal form of "potato chip."
- Do you want some chips with your sandwich?
- Potato crisp (noun): A less common, more formal variant of "potato chip."
Synonyms
- Crisp (primarily UK English)
- Snack chip
- Saratoga chip (historical term)
Related Phrases
- "Chip off the old block" (idiom): This idiom refers to someone who closely resembles a parent in character or appearance. It uses "chip" metaphorically but is not directly related to the food item.
- He's a mechanic just like his father—a real chip off the old block.
Notes on Meaning
- The term "potato chip" refers specifically to the thin, fried snack. In different dialects, the same object has different names (e.g., "crisps" in the UK). In some contexts, like American English, the singular word "chip" can refer to this snack, but it can also refer to a small piece broken off something (e.g., a wood chip) or a microchip. The meaning is determined by context.
Noun
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat