Meaning of mashed-potatoey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Resembling or characteristic of mashed potato.
2. With mashed potato.

Examples

““The tops of these clouds look⟳ fibrous or wispy because they’re made up of crystals,” he [Bill Imperatore] said. “The bottoms are cottony or mashed-potatoey-looking because they’re warmer. Some water vapor begins to fall⟳ as ice crystals but it melts on the way down and exits the cloud in the form⟳ of rain⟳.””

“French fries are cut⟳ steak-style, thick and fried a blond color, sort⟳ of mashed-potatoey inside.”

“We used to break⟳ off crumbs and crunch it into a mashed-potatoey pulp.”

“The only fishcakes I have⟳ ever personally experienced were these frozen pre-made fishcake things. These were round breaded things containing a soft mashed-potatoey substance.”

“I proceeded to eat⟳ what else lay⟳ on my plate, including the small crabs (shell and all, as it should be done apparently) and the jelly-like, mashed-potatoey, no flavour, whitish substance that went with the sauce.”

“The only drawback, she [Mary Williams] says, is that you have⟳ to get⟳ up early for the best snow⟳ conditions. It can get⟳ slushy and mashed-potatoey by mid-afternoon.”

“Curt Hazeldine, 50, of Foxborough, Mass., who enjoys skiing and snowboarding, said the snow⟳ can get⟳ a little “mashed-potatoey” and the weather a bit fickle in the spring⟳, but it’s still a great time to be outdoors.”

“A short list of snacks is available at the bar, but one needn’t look⟳ further than the truffled tater tots ($5): perfectly crispy cylinders with smooth, hot, mashed-potatoey insides.”

“The snow⟳ was even worse than we’d first thought. It felt almost like⟳ quicksand in some spots, hard and icy in others, and a mixture of natural and man-made snow⟳. Overall, I’d describe⟳ the snow⟳ as very mashed-potatoey, and that had a lot to with the humidity; the average daytime temperature hovered around 50 degrees, thanks to Sochi’s low latitude and its position right near the Black Sea.”

“Silent tears brimmed in Lorraine’s eyes as she stood there, wringing her mashed-potatoey hands on a dish towel.”

“MacDinton’s Irish Pub & Restaurant ([…]) is another Irish entry, with a killer black and tan, a warming Irish coffee, and a fair representation of Irish staples, from rib-sticking, mashed-potatoey shepherd’s pie to respectable corned beef and cabbage.”

“On more than one occasion, usually after Mom and Pop had left the kitchen, I said, “You call⟳ this pot clean⟳? It still has mashed potatoes on it.” I tossed it back in the sink⟳ so bubbles flew in her face⟳ and a wave⟳ of mashed-potatoey water splashed her shirt.”

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