"mashed potato" meaning in All languages combined

See mashed potato on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mashed potatoes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} mashed potato (countable and uncountable, plural mashed potatoes)
  1. Potato that has been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dances Categories (lifeform): Potatoes Synonyms: mash, mashed potatoes, mash potato Derived forms: mashed-potatoey, mash potato Related terms: mashed potatoes
    Sense id: en-mashed_potato-en-noun-X6qbgMC2 Disambiguation of Dances: 62 38 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 45 55
  2. (countable) A dance/dance move popular in Western culture the 1960s. It begins by stepping backward with one foot with that heel tilted inward. The foot is positioned slightly behind the other (stationary) foot. With the weight on the ball of the starting foot, the heel is then swivelled outward. The same process is repeated with the other foot. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Potatoes
    Sense id: en-mashed_potato-en-noun-QRRnvJ0I Disambiguation of Potatoes: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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