saratoga chips
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Potatoes sliced thin, while raw, and fried crisp. Sometimes called chipped potatoes, but more generally "chips.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “saratoga chips” mean?
Potatoes sliced thin, while raw, and fried crisp. Sometimes called chipped potatoes, but more generally "chips.
Is “saratoga chips” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.