totsn.
/tɒts/, U.S. /tɑts/ U.S.
Bite-sized croquettes of shredded potato, fried or baked and typically served hot as a side dish; = tater tots n. Also occasionally in singular: a croquette of shredded potato prepared in this way.
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tots1991
1991 Daily Reporter (Martinsville, Indiana) 5 Nov. 5/4 School Menus... Choose 2: fries or tots, corn, refried beans, apple crisp.
2018 S. Graham-Felsen Green i. 18 Benno's almost nine and he refuses to eat anything other than Tots.
2021 @TheGrillGeek 29 May in twitter.com (accessed 17 June 2021) I can't resist a bacon, bleu cheese and jalapeño burger. Especially with a side of tots.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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