Meaning of mashed potato | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of mashed potato (“1960s dance”).
   alt-of
2. A single potato prepared in this manner.
   countable, rare
3. A dance or a dance move popular in Western culture the 1960s.
   countable

Examples

““I would like⟳ a little lamb and some mashed potatoes,” said the diner to the waiter. The waiter called back to the kitchen: “One lamb and one mashed potato.””

“‘You get⟳ used to the non-stop chattering and teasing,’ said Sorcha, with four-year-old Finn beside her, eagerly eating mashed potato and his own⟳ mini portion of turkey.”

“I believe⟳ I want⟳ a steak, well done, steamed broccoli and a mashed potato. For my appetizer I want⟳ clam chowder.”

“But what God wants is mashed potatoes. Not many potatoes—one mashed potato. No potato can stand⟳ up and say⟳, “Here I am! I’m a potato.” The word must be we.”

“I have⟳ a vivid early memory of eating a meal of boiled shredded cotton flannel mixed with one mashed potato, as a soup which served our family for our one daily meal.”

“Remember⟳ how I said we eat⟳ just a few bites of carrot but a whole potato? Well, a single carrot has a glycemic index of 131 and contains only 4 grams of carbs, so its glycemic load⟳ is (1.31 x 4), or about 5. One mashed potato has a glycemic index of 104 and 37 grams of carbohydrates, so its glycemic load⟳ is (1.04 x 37), or just over 38.”

“Well, let's dance⟳, well let's dance⟳. We'll do the twist⟳, the stomp, the mashed potato too Any old dance⟳ that you want⟳ to do But let's dance⟳.”

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