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taters

taters is the plural of tater.

Meaning of tater

Noun

tater (plural taters)

  1. (informal) A potato.
    • We ate them taters up real good.
  2. (US, slang) A home run.
    • 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.2013 July 29, Richard Goldstein, “George Scott, Slugger Who Boomed ‘Taters’ in Fenway, Dies at 69”, in The New York Times

Adjective

taters (comparative more taters, superlative most taters)

  1. (Cockney, slang) Cold.
    • Blimey, it's a bit taters this morning, innit?

Forms of taters

comparativemore taters
superlativemost taters

Origin of taters

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Shortened from taters in the mould.

Phrases with taters

Questions about taters

What does taters mean?
Taters means cold.
What is taters the plural of?
Taters is the plural of tater.
What part of speech is taters?
Taters is an adjective.

Words near taters in the dictionary

  1. tater tot
  2. tater tots
  3. taterapox
  4. tateril
  5. taterils
  6. taters
  7. taters in the mould
  8. Tates
  9. Tateses
  10. Tatevosyan
  11. Tatevosyans

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