mashed
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of mashed
First recorded in 1920–25
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Millions of retirees are also being targeted with the seductive aroma of mashed potatoes and freshly cooked steak.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
I enjoyed classic Scottish food like full Scottish breakfasts with haggis and blood pudding; chicken rumbledethumps, a dish with mashed potatoes, cabbage and cheese; Tennents lager and single-malt Scotch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Miso and butter are just as comfortable together, whether in mashed potatoes or chocolate-chip cookies.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“David Lynch has obviously been a huge influence on me. And he was similar in his vision of the surreal, the dreamlike, the strange, the ugly and the beautiful, all kind of mashed together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The food arrives, and it is not pasta and veal pounded thin, but creamed chicken over biscuits, and hamburger steak and gravy with peas and rolls and mashed potatoes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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