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home fries

American  

plural noun

  1. sliced, boiled potatoes, fried in butter or shortening.


Etymology

Origin of home fries

First recorded in 1950–55

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Once ready, however, the omelette was served alongside home fries instead of the salad that Corden's wife had originally asked for.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2022

The dish was remade but sent out with the wrong side — home fries instead of a salad — which was apparently the last straw for Corden.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2022

When the server returned the dish, the omelet was correct, but it was served with home fries instead of a salad, which Mr. McNally said had set Mr. Corden off.

From Washington Times Oct. 18, 2022

Balthazar's staff remade the dish, but they "unfortunately sent it with home fries instead of salad", he added.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2022

She was having home fries with her eggs.

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure

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