home fries

plural noun

: potatoes that have usually been parboiled, sliced, and then fried

called also home fried potatoes

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Each menu features brunch standards like quiche, breakfast casseroles, bacon, hash browns and/or home fries, fruit and French toast, plus lunch and dinner options including meatloaf and roasted potatoes, plus a variety of desserts. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025 Add home fries or hash browns and coffee, of course. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 The weekday early bird special (two eggs, plus home fries or grits, toast, and your choice of breakfast meat) for just $8.99 is one of the best deals in town. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025 These crispy, fluffy potatoes taste like home fries, but better. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home fries

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of home fries was in 1951

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“Home fries.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20fries. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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