French-fry

or french-fry

[ french-frahy ]

verb (used with object)

, French-fried, French-fry·ing.

1. to fry in deep fat:

   to French-fry onion rings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of French-fry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

This french fry pants man, who might like Hitler, terrifies America’s billionaire newspaper owners.

From Slate

Second: the dog nibbling a French fry at the next table.

From New York Times

“The last time he was on his knees, he was looking to pick up a french fry,” said "The View" host Joy Behar after the video was played during Wednesday morning's show.

From Salon

“The last time he was on his knees, he was picking up a french fry,” joked Joy Behar.

From Salon

They looked at Chicken, who made blub, blub, blub sounds as he motored french fry boats through the hot sauce lake.

From Literature

Related Words

• sauté