An Entry Saturday, July 4, 2026
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Sweet potato against a black background.

Plate XLVIII. Sweet potato against a black background.

Photo by adam berry on Unsplash

Sweet Potato

/sweet puh-TAY-toh/  n.
  1. 1. A tuber of generous stature, frequently found in grocery aisles, whose girth suggests it has never once considered fitting into a standard produce bag.
  2. 2. colloq. The heavyweight of the root vegetable aisle, known for a base so broad it makes the display stand look like an afterthought.
In a sentence:

"That sweet potato was so thiccc, it broke through its own produce bag. Aisle four never saw it coming."

Etymology:

From Spanish 'batata', derived from Taino 'batata', brought to Europe by Columbus. Ironically, it's not even a potato.

From the desk

Filed by

Eliza HartwellStaff Writer

It broke through its own bag. The produce section has no equivalent cautionary tale.

Ruling ADMITTED, WITH A FOOTNOTE

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

The natural curvature and bag-breaking dimensions are documented. The claim that it is not a potato is noted and will not be smoothed over.

In the margin

Teddy VanceJunior Cataloguer

Columbus carried it to Europe and the entire continent had to just reckon with it, which honestly tracks for something this committed to its own shape.

Frequently asked

Is a sweet potato thiccc?

Yes. Sweet Potato was admitted to the Thiccctionary on July 4, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Admitted, with a footnote. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a sweet potato thiccc?

The heavyweight of the root vegetable aisle, known for a base so broad it makes the display stand look like an afterthought.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by adam berry, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate XLVIII.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/sweet-potato-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a sweet potato thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, S.
  4. Catalogued under: Produce & Botanical. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted, with a footnote by the desk. Objections on file.

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