1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
After more than five years serving homemade tater tots on the streets of Milwaukee, the mother-daughter duo behind Tots on the Street is expanding the company statewide.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The lemon pizza and bone marrow tater tots wow diners, yet the regularly rotating menu centered around local harvests keeps guests guessing about what’s coming to their tables next.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
About a dozen tots strapped up in their floor length aprons, eager to get messy in the garden, on a brisk winter Texas morning.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Breakfast—hash browns and tater tots.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
After more than five years serving homemade tater tots on the streets of Milwaukee, the mother-daughter duo behind Tots on the Street is expanding the company statewide.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The lemon pizza and bone marrow tater tots wow diners, yet the regularly rotating menu centered around local harvests keeps guests guessing about what’s coming to their tables next.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
About a dozen tots strapped up in their floor length aprons, eager to get messy in the garden, on a brisk winter Texas morning.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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