adjective
Street Slang
potatoes in the mould
puh-TAY-toze in the MOHLD · adjective · slang
Cold — 'a bit taters'.
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'cold', shortened to 'taters'.
“Put your coat on, it's taters out there.”
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potatoes in the mould In A Sentence
Put your coat on, it's taters out there.
Origin & Usage
'Mould' rhymes with 'cold'; 'taters' meaning cold is widely used.
People Also Ask
What does 'potatoes in the mould' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'cold' — 'mould' rhymes with 'cold'. It's almost always shortened to 'taters'.
Why is 'taters' used for cold?
'Taters' is the clipped form of 'potatoes in the mould', so 'it's taters' means 'it's cold'.
How do you use it?
Usually in the short form, e.g. 'put your coat on, it's taters out there' — meaning it's freezing.
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