Tater
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An abbreviation for potato, a commonly consumed tuber. Most prominently used by Samwise Gamgee in J.R.R. Tolkien's book trilogy "The Lord of the Rings." Also a term for a pound, a greeting in which two individuals touch fists.
It is also part of a hip-hop slang term, "Tata-Hata" or "Tater-Hater". It means someone who takes life too seriously, or still discriminates against the Irish. See Hip-hop slang.
Additionally, "tater" is a slang term for a home run in baseball. See List of baseball jargon.
A nickname such as Mark "Tater" Harris.
Comedian Ron White jokingly refers to himself as Ron "Tater Salad" White, an obscure nickname. White recounts the story of this nickname himself: "I've never told anybody this story, ever, of where that name really came from," he insisted. "It wasn't just something I thought up one day. I was in the Navy, and we were having a family day on our ship where you could bring your spouse aboard and there was a picnic and of course - I didn't have anybody, so I was on watch. So this guy Hoskins was supposed to relieve me of my post, and I yelled down to him, 'Hey Hoskins get up here and relieve me before somebody eats all that Tater Salad.'
Tater, or plural, tatere, is a medieval term for a group of people in Denmark, probably nomadic, perhaps related to gypsies.
Also, in modern jazz terms, it may be used to classify a saxophonist with exceptional talent. In essence a "cool kid." For instance, Sean Turner is a "tater."
Tater is a sound youth from Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent.
