What is the origin of the phrase "tater tots"?

[Stop_the_War]

[Dookus]

1. It's a trademarked brand name

invented by Ore-Ida in the 50s for their frozen potato nugget product.

http://www.oreida.com/tot_spot/

[BurtWorm]

3. Does it have some other meaning?

:scared:

[Jade Fox]

4. "frozen potato nugget product".......Man, those are four scary words!

:scared: I can't believe I've eaten something described like that!

[Dookus]

5. hehhe

I wasn't quite sure what to call it... that seemed most descriptive.

[Redstone]

6. Almost as scary as

"pasteurized process cheese food product" or "Armour potted meat food product" (do NOT read the ingredients of that one, if you value your stomach).

Redstone

[Redstone]

2. I think an individual came up with "tater tots"

and ketchup is derived from an old Malysian word (ketsap), though the Malaysian word was for a fish sauce, not tomato sauce.

And it's not "catsup," dammit!

Redstone

[Cooley Hurd]

7. I thought it was a derogatory term for Irish orphans...

But, then again, I thought "Ho-Ho's" were named after Guckert...

(yikes... I might be wasted..:silly::smoke:)

[latteromden]

8. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they're...

Potatoes, hence "tater," and small, hence "tots." But I don't know WTF I'm talking about, really.

[meganmonkey]

9. OMG I want tater tots right now.

That was more effective than any commercial.

Mmmmm...tater tots (drools)

[realisticphish]

10. the wanton slaughter

of baby potatoes

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