Attempting to alleviate a situation by being of help, but instead making no impact or making the situation worse.
A: Hey, I remember you talked about that problem with your boyfriend, so I went ahead and asked him about it. He was kinda stand-offish, but I managed to get your point across.
B: You did WHAT? OK, look, I appreciate how much energy you put into that, but you're really potato-helping right now. This is going to make talking to him harder.
A: Oh, I didn't realize. I'm sorry.
B: You did WHAT? OK, look, I appreciate how much energy you put into that, but you're really potato-helping right now. This is going to make talking to him harder.
A: Oh, I didn't realize. I'm sorry.
by Roselle Corin July 3, 2023
Get the potato-helpingmug. by UnicornPornHorn March 30, 2015
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Get the evasive potatomug. That potato was good man.
by Potato Fries 540 June 18, 2020
Get the Potatomug. The "mashed potato ice cream cone effect" is a surprise feeling (often negative) when you eat or bite into one thing thinking it's something else that looks similar
I poured myself some salsa to have with my tortilla chips. It wasn't until the first chip that I realized it was spaghetti sauce in a salsa jar. I quickly learned the meaning of the mashed potato ice cream cone effect
by cranioDan11 May 2, 2021
Get the mashed potato ice cream cone effectmug.