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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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
The Reel began with a video of Amora as a young baby wearing a white furry teddy bear onesie, before transitioning into moments of the tot over the last two years.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The Caviar Tater Tot ($125) consists of one ounce of Osetra caviar, four EsterEv tots, crème fraîche, chives, capers and egg salad.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Grinchiest Meal of All Time at McDonald's Canada comes with either a Big Mac, 10-piece chicken McNuggets, McChicken or McVeggie with Who-Hash Bites (tater tots), a drink and mismatched Grinch socks.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
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Noun
French fries, tater tots, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, roasted potatoes, latkes, potato chips, croquettes, potato au gratin—the list is endless.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
The Reel began with a video of Amora as a young baby wearing a white furry teddy bear onesie, before transitioning into moments of the tot over the last two years.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The Caviar Tater Tot ($125) consists of one ounce of Osetra caviar, four EsterEv tots, crème fraîche, chives, capers and egg salad.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Grinchiest Meal of All Time at McDonald's Canada comes with either a Big Mac, 10-piece chicken McNuggets, McChicken or McVeggie with Who-Hash Bites (tater tots), a drink and mismatched Grinch socks.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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