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Definition of Hot potato
1. Noun. A difficult situation. "He dropped the topic like a hot potato"
Definition of Hot potato
1. Noun. A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires. ¹
2. Noun. (countable idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hot Potato
Literary usage of Hot potato
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"... in which a hot potato, or hot-water, or a cut throat, had been followed by a
.... hot potato ..."
2. The American Salad Book by Maximilian De Loup (1900)
"hot potato Salad. Cut enough breakfast bacon into small bits to fill a teacup,
... Eat while hot. Potato Salad with Herbs. Slice cold boiled potatoes and ..."
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