tater
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tater
First recorded in 1750–60; by shortening and dialectal substitution of -er for final -o; feller 1
Example Sentences
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Like a combo of tater tots, bad pizza, Salisbury steak, waxy red apples, and spoiled milk.
From Literature
Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.
From Salon
“Napoleon Dynamite” director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game.
From Los Angeles Times
Placing ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” into the same lunch tray compartments feels higher risk than, say, mixing red gelatin into your tater tots instead of ketchup.
From Salon
“There was a big downturn in Redlands,” he said while munching on tater tots.
From Los Angeles Times
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