cottage fries

American  

plural noun

1. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. home fries.

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Etymology

Origin of cottage fries

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It should be noted that cottage fries are excellent for scooping up piles of tartare or finely minced salads, and that their surface area makes for satisfying salt to potato.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2021

I’d never had lobster or cottage fries before, or had a white man play the piano just to make my meal go down easy.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals