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Tater

//ˈteɪtɚ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A potato. informal

    "We ate them taters up real good."

  2. 2
    an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland wordnet
  3. 3
    A home run. US, slang

    "Playing 14 seasons in the major leagues, the right-handed-batting Scott was a three-time All-Star and hit 271 home runs, or taters, as he called them."

Etymology

Representing an aphetic pronunciation of potato. Compare patater (“potato”), 'mater (“tomato”), and 'naner (“banana”).

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