Definitions

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  • adjective Like potatoes in texture, flavour, etc.

Etymologies

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potato +‎ -y

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Examples

  • I asked, taking a big bite of fried potatoey goodness.

    Her and Me and You Lauren Strasnick 2010

  • I asked, taking a big bite of fried potatoey goodness.

    Her and Me and You Lauren Strasnick 2010

  • The act of frying latkes will create odors that will linger in your kitchen for several days, and even with the best ventilation will require that your entire house get aired out in order to completely rid your home of the powerful chickeny/potatoey/oniony odor.

    Latke-Vision: It Sure Beats The Yule Log 2008

  • The act of frying latkes will create odors that will linger in your kitchen for several days, and even with the best ventilation will require that your entire house get aired out in order to completely rid your home of the powerful chickeny/potatoey/oniony odor.

    December « 2008 « Off The Broiler 2008

  • I asked, taking a big bite of fried potatoey goodness.

    Her and Me and You Lauren Strasnick 2010

  • Although it is called potato bread, there really is only 1 large potato for 18 hearty rolls, so it is not potatoey by any means, but the presence of the potato yields beautiful results in terms of texture.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Nupur 2008

  • You have some fossils along here, and these potatoey looking things, these are dinosaur eggs that they believe are 60 million years old.

    CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2009 2009

  • This machine produces instant french fries automagically from powdery potatoey flakes.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • "You can say it's a pie, which is a very good thing, and that it's fishy and potatoey and cheesey and nice and tasty and that I like to eat it because it makes me go 'Mmmmm'."

    Archive 2008-01-01 Annemarie 2008

  • It had a potatoey taste and I think there was even some beef in it.

    Adventures in Bolivia Gina 2008

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