crisp
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- noun
- /krɪsp/
- UK
:
patata frita
- Boy, our garlic plantain crisps are so good.
- potato crisps
- a bag of crisps
- cheese crisps
I didn't want to be with you eating Mexican crisps at some arena.
- I didn't want to be with you eating Mexican crisps at some arena.
- When you eating meal, you have to think, yeah, can I put my crisps in this sandwich?
- Like, Yep, that's what I want, fish fingers, not crisps.
- Sweet and sour apple crisps, Peaches and cream cupcakes.
- I loved like a baguette with salt and vinegar crisps and dairily spread.
- I had some octopus crisps, some choppa chop chocolate.
- Carolina Reaper chilies, crisps, Nutella and ghost Peppers.
Examples
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I left you the rest of my crisps, you greedy bugger.
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When you eating meal, you have to think, yeah, can I put my crisps in this sandwich?
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Would you be a dear and fetch a plate of crisps for us?
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We'll have some crisps and do some Snapchat shoutouts.
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Goodies, crisps and they have satsuma.
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Would you like some crisps with your sandwich?
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I brought a bag of crisps for our picnic in the park.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed the bag of crisps I opened.
Synonyms
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A thin crisp slice of potato fried and eaten as a snack
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A thin crispy slice of potato fried or baked and eaten as a snack
A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in hot oil
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Etymology
Crisp as a snack comes from the adjective meaning 'firm and brittle'; a thin slice of potato is fried until it becomes crisp, which is why British people call the snack 'crisps'.