tater totsn.
/ˈteɪtə tɒts/, U.S. /ˈteɪdər ˌtɑts/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
A proprietary name for: bite-sized croquettes of shredded potato, fried or baked and typically served hot as a side dish. Also occasionally in singular: a croquette of shredded potato prepared in this way. Also shortened to tots (see tots n.).
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1958 Minneapolis Star 5 Feb. c9/2 (advt.) Ore-Ida Tater Tots. Just Heat and Eat.
1997 Indiana Daily Student (Bloomington) 3 Sept. 11/2 Rice, tater tots and salad complement her vegan meal.
2004 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 June D12/1 Rejects roam the halls of every American high school, but none has ever been quite as odd as the curly-haired, tater-tot-loving hero of Napoleon Dynamite.
2021 Highlander (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 9 June 1 The burgers all came with french fries, but I opted for the tater tots, which tacked on an extra $2.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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