The time-honoured practice of deliberately leaving something for a senior officer to find and criticise during his tour of inspection, which gives him a warm smug feeling and (hopefully) deflects his attention from corners that are better left unexamined. The senior officer, who of course was once a junior officer, knows the rules and plays along.
More generally, anything deliberately placed to deflect unwelcome interest.
More generally, anything deliberately placed to deflect unwelcome interest.
"Chief, it's the Captain's inspection at eleven hundred hours. Is there anything he shouldn't see? Well, it's too late now, let's hope for the best. Make sure you leave an admiral's potato for him to find, and tip off whoever will get the bollocking for it."
by Beermat December 31, 2020
Get the admiral's potatomug. 
An Irishman's fists.
"When his Irish Catholic father found out that he got expelled, he beat the shiiit out of him with his potato mitts."
"Conor, this is a 4 year old's birthday party; not UFC. Stop hitting me with your potato mitts trying to prove you're king of the inflatable castle - literally no one cares."
"Conor, this is a 4 year old's birthday party; not UFC. Stop hitting me with your potato mitts trying to prove you're king of the inflatable castle - literally no one cares."
by written_slander November 24, 2023
Get the Potato Mittsmug. A girl who is crazy about potatoes and eats them raw. She gets bags of potatoes for her birthday. She uses chat GPT to generate song about potatoes.
Her life depends on potatoes of all sorts.
Her life depends on potatoes of all sorts.
When I saw the girl running around with a billion of potatoes I ask her, "Are you a Kezbob Potato?".
My best friend is a Kezbob Potato!
My best friend is a Kezbob Potato!
by Angelini Kokomelini 😇😜🎀✨ August 24, 2025
Get the Kezbob Potatomug. The worlds greatest source of food, so delicious, and has many variants. For example; potato cakes, fries (or chips), baked and many more
by SexyBeast123 April 3, 2015
Get the Potatomug. Person 1: Did tumour see the Wellington Larry proof?
Person 2: Yes, but it was filmed on a potato!
Person 1: I agree
Person 2: Yes, but it was filmed on a potato!
Person 1: I agree
by Louis&Harry282828 November 22, 2021
Get the Potatomug. A beautiful girl who is self conscious about herself. She is always there to build you up but often puts herself down.
Me: why are you so pretty all the time?
Friend: what are you taking about? Your so cute, I look like a potato.
Friend: what are you taking about? Your so cute, I look like a potato.
by Grimmgirlfandom June 13, 2018
Get the Potatomug.