Potato

//pəˈteɪ.təʊ// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    The rhythmic sound produced by a V-twin engine—a distinctive deep, throaty exhaust note. often, onomatopoeic, repeated
Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. countable, uncountable

    "Do not let your child have potato for another year; he will probably take milk well enough after he is weaned."

  2. 2
    an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland wordnet
  3. 3
    A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous wordnet
  5. 5
    A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking. UK, countable, informal, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. countable, uncountable

    "I don't value Monſieur de Champignon a rotten potatoe; […]"

  3. 8
    Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; A mentally handicapped person. countable, offensive, slang, uncountable
  4. 9
    Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos. countable, humorous, uncountable
  5. 10
    Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size. countable, humorous, slang, uncountable

    "When most people refer to their computers as a potato they're being hyperbolic, but not Ethan. He plays Overwatch at 800x600 resolution with all settings on low and is excited when he gets 30 fps."

Verb
  1. 1
    To hit very hard; to pummel. slang, transitive

    "Bradshaw doesn't find much humour in it though, and beats the tar out of Dustin, potatoing him with every blow."

  2. 2
    To hit with a thrown or fired potato. transitive

    "Yvonne and Lee Swee potatoed Deputy Lestrade multiple times before Sheriff Moran potatoed them both. […] Suddenly, Sheriff Moran heard the click click of an empty weapon. He turned to see that both Mayor Eliza and Kat had run out of ammunition."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

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