Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meat and potatoes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: meat and pota-toes
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript.

Informal

noun

The essential part or parts of something.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meat, and, potatoes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rick is very experimental and open-minded about trying new things, but Ted is a meat and potatoes kind of guy."
"The complete attacking secrets of Harry Kane would be a slim volume. His game at its best is beautifully simple: high-energy, highly effective meat and potatoes. He just looks very tired."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more meat and potatoes (comparative) most meat and potatoes (superlative)

Phrases

meat-and-potato meat-and-potatoes

Questions

What does meat and potatoes mean?: Normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript.

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