"mashed potato" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 68 32 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 56 44
  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
    Sense id: en-mashed_potato-en-noun-QRRnvJ0I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

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