potato
n.— «Stan Hansen pinned Kenta Kobashi in a stiff brawl that appeared to have a potato bust open Kobashi’s nose.» —“japanese tv” by Dave Scherer (dave.scherer@execnet.com) Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling May 12, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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