chip and dip
a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
- Also chip 'n dip [chipn dip], /ˈtʃɪp n ˈdɪp/, chip & dip.
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How to use chip and dip in a sentence
Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’ | Michael Howard | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLate former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards Concede to Doritos | The Daily Beast Video | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCan you chip away at the distrust of the police among black people?
That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.
When he returned to challenge James in 2006, he was a celebrity with a chip on his shoulder.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Here's a white pitcher, Jess," Violet called, holding up a perfect specimen with a tiny chip in its nose.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerIn such a sea the boat was tossed as if she were a chip; but the gale gave her speed, and speed gave her quick steering power.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneSo Roly dove into his pack, which lay unbound on the shore, and presently produced a fish-line wound around a chip.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. Thompson"Reckon they'll jest chip off all my feeturs 'fore they git done with me," he grinned, feeling of the wounded part.
Overland | John William De ForestHe was to go to Aberystwith College, and to become a preacher, and wear a black chip straw hat.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
Other Idioms and Phrases with chip and dip
Also, chip'n dip. A snack food or an appetizer consisting of potato chips, crackers, or raw vegetables (like carrot sticks) that are used to scoop up a dip, a savory creamy mixture. For example, There wasn't much to eat; all they served was a chip and dip. The term is also used for the utensils employed for this dish—a plate for the crackers and a small bowl for the dip. [Mid-1900s]
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