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Potato

White people living or travelling in South East Asia.

White ex-pats are often seen as fat, white and inert. Common variants are "fat potato", "stupid potato", "dirty potato" and so on.

Potato was first coined in 2008 by ex-pats living in Vietnam. It was first reference in the Vietnam Times in January 2009, and spread quite quickly throughout Vietnam and is currently becoming pervasive in major ex-pat hubs including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City. Term has also surfaced in the SE Asian community in Australia.

In Sydney the increased Anglo-Saxon interest in Asian cultures has led to this word being used in a derogatory manner to describe Anglo-Saxon patrons to SE Asian establishments.

Potatospeak is a humorous term used to refer to metaphors which use this slang, including:

Potato Salad - a large gathering of potatoes, usually around hotel swimming pools.

Mashed Potato - amotorbike accident involving at least one potato. Often includes a muffler burn.

Baked Potato - sunburn

Potato Wedge - a poorly executed motorbike manouever

Potato Famine - a potato orders a meal at a local restaurant. On arrival he realises it is completely inedible.

Atkins Diet - a period of time when the potato decides he or she doesn’t want any more potato in his life.

Bubble and Squeak - older potato who has hooked up with a younger, beautiful local girl

Fauxtato - a local person who is sitting in a Hard Rock Cafe.
"We went to this really nice Italian Restaurant in the old quarter of Hanoi, and it was full of potatoes."

"You should have seen the potato salad around the pool at the Sofitel last weekend."
by Oseric May 17, 2009
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Amish Potato Basket

Getting a BJ and taking a dump at the same time
Steve-o: hey Toby i got a Amish Potato Basket last nite from my girlfriend!

Toby: how was it?

Steve-o: Awesome!
by Jmace August 4, 2008
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coach potato

someone who spends most of their time watching TV and doesn't exercise or have any interesting hobbies. Such a person spends most his/her free time sitting or lying on a coach.
My hubby is killing me; he never socializes. He's never asked me to go out; he's a coach potato.
by Iyad Abdelrahman March 29, 2008
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potato chip

- a person who's in front of the COMPUTER all day.

another version of the word couch potato (w/c means in front of the TELEVISION all day.)
- Oh you little geek, you've been chatting and browsing the net for 12 hours straight! You're such a potato chip!
by CyberJake June 11, 2006
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;_; Time for Potatoes

Whenever you blow something up, have BBQ or generally make someone else pay for wronging you it's ;_; time for potatoes.
"Oh no little rebel, you walked across the street without looking both ways, looks like we're going to have to kill you and your family ;_; time for potatoes."
by codybitches May 11, 2008
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potato hair

what they tell you is in your french fries....looks like a pube hair....
girl: OMG THERES A PUBE IN MY FRENCH FRIES!
chashire: NO ITS A POTATO HAIR!!!!!!
girl: A PUBE!!!!!!
by whateverdoesitmatter October 2, 2006
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potato

The best thing on the face of the earth. The potato brought us French fries, Mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, and so much more!
Man, that's one awesome potato
by DaPotato1 July 22, 2016
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