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Aug 29, 2010 · 1845 E. J. W AKEFIELD Adventure in N.Z. I. xi. 319 Pigs and potatoes were respectively represented by ‘grunters’ and ‘spuds’. 1860 Slang Dict. 225 In Scotland, a spud is a raw potato; and roasted spuds are those cooked in the cinders with their jackets on. 1868 Good Wds.
Sep 2, 2010 · English - US. Sep 2, 2010. #4. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's a translation from the French idiom using the vegetable with the same meaning: b. As a term of endearment: my cabbage [tr. F. mon chou], my dear, darling. Maybe if you ask in the French forum they can explain why the association was made. M.
Jan 17, 2020 · English - England. Jan 17, 2020. #3. mashed potato - a dish consisting of boiled potatoes that have been squashed and rendered to a creamy consistency. mashed potatoes -> any potatoes that have been squashed and rendered to a creamy consistency. "The lorry ran over the sack of potatoes and they were all mashed."
Jan 2, 2023 · Jan 2, 2023. #2. They mean very different things. potatoes of 2 kilos. 12 of a girl. 2 kg of potatoes (that quantity of that commodity) a girl of 12 = a 12-year-old girl = a girl who is 12 years of age.
Feb 6, 2024 · Feb 6, 2024. #9. Mr. Tom 1 said: "I've hotted the soup, and I found the chicken." "hotted up the kettle". I've never heard "hot up" used for kettles, but in AusE I'm familiar with it being used as a verb for food ("hot up", not just "hot"): "I've hotted up the soup" sounds fine to me. It's also applied to the weather in AusE: "It's hotting up ...
Mar 2, 2010 · I agree with James on both counts: "mealy" is sometimes used as a non-pejorative description of potatoes, and it is probably not a word that sounds appealing to most people. "Mealy" is a minority usage, no doubt for that reason. I doubt that a grocer would advertise that quality.
Dec 23, 2005 · Dec 24, 2005. #13. nycphotography said: Actually, Bridge and Tunnel refers to people from the outer boros of NYC, namely Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island, as well as NJ, West Chester ("upstate") and Long Island, WHEN THEY ARE IN MANHATTAN AND TRYING REAL HARD TO LOOK AND ACT LIKE THEY FIT IN.
Jan 16, 2006 · UK, English. Jan 16, 2006. #2. Linguistically, ' chips ' is the British English equivalent of the American English ' French fries ', deep fried sticks of potato, eaten hot . Similary, 'chips' is used in American English to refer to what British English calls 'crisps', salty thin slices of fried potato, eaten cold.
