taters

Slang for potatoes

Taters is an informal, folksy pronunciation of potatoes, often spelled to reflect dialectal speech: We're having meat and taters for dinner.

The clipped form appears in casual conversation and regional dialects, particularly in Southern and rural American English.

potatoes

spuds

Tubers, casually

  • tubersUnderground plant storage organs
  • mashedCrushed to softness
  • friesDeep-fried potato strips

hashbrowns · baked · roasted · chips · latkes · gnocchi · pierogi · gratin · scalloped · wedges

cold

chilly

Moderately cold

shivery · wintry · icy · frigid · numb · frozen · freezing · bitter · raw

Categories
Opposites
register/formality

taterspotatoes

Edible underground tubers

potato

food category

tatersrice

Staple cereal grain

pasta · bread · noodles · couscous · quinoa

Phrases
Family

tater

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G