tater

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (Britain, US, informal) A potato.
    We ate them taters up real good.
  2. (US, baseball, slang) A home run

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