1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The kids buffet menu includes chicken tenders, tater tots and macaroni and cheese.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
In metro Detroit, not every neighborhood offers the Halloween spirit those candy-thirsty tots are after.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Plus, Sonic’s $1.99 value meal, with popcorn chicken, tots and other offerings, is available on Halloween.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Find it on Amazon Ninja Max XL Air Fryer
Chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, tater tots — this air fryer is great for whipping up all sorts of quick meals.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The kids buffet menu includes chicken tenders, tater tots and macaroni and cheese.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
In metro Detroit, not every neighborhood offers the Halloween spirit those candy-thirsty tots are after.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Plus, Sonic’s $1.99 value meal, with popcorn chicken, tots and other offerings, is available on Halloween.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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