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Definition of "mashed potatoes" []

  • Potatoes that are boiled and mashed, often with milk and butter. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mashed potatoes" in a sentence
  • "It was his first day of school in the United States, and after we collided, his dress shirt was splotched with mashed potatoes and school gravy."
  • "We make a craft project, have an ugly-bathrobe contest and a fashion clinic, and eat mashed potatoes out of martini glasses."
  • "The porkchop smelled good, and the mashed potatoes above it looked fluffy and moist."
Words like "mashed potatoes"
instant mashed potatoes