potato
n.— «Potato—To injure a wrestler by hitting him on the head or causing him to hit his head on something.» —“Chyna—The ninth wonder of the world” New Straits Times (Malaysia) July 2, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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