Meanings
smashed potatoes1
nounsmashed potatoes pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlychunky mashed potatoes; mashed potatoes with chunks of potatoes in it
smashed potatoes2
noun
- pluralplural of smashed potato (potatoes that have been squashed flat)
Origin
smashed potatoes · noun
From smash + potato from the apparentness of it being the result a potato being violently smashed, leaving mashed bits and chunks.
Full word history & related roots →smashed potatoes · noun
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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APA
smashed potatoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashed%20potatoes
MLA
“smashed potatoes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashed%20potatoes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smashed potatoes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashed%20potatoes.
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