Spud is a common nickname for the

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

. Spud(s) may also refer to:

People

* Spud (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "Spud" or "Spuds" *

Spud Murphy Miko Stefanovic (August 19, 1908 – August 5, 2005), better known as Lyle 'Spud' Murphy, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and arranger. Early life Born Miko Stefanovic to Serbian émigré parents in Berlin, Germany, Murphy ...

(1908–2005), American jazz musician, bandleader and arranger Lyle Stephanovic * Rockstar Spud (or Spud), ring name of British professional wrestler James Michael Curtin (born 1983), otherwise known as

Drake Maverick James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a writer on Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He ...

* Surfer Spud, former Operations Director at

Live 105 Kits may refer to: *Kitsilano, a neighbourhood of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *Kits, an American taffy candy made by Gilliam Candy Company *KITS, a San Francisco, California radio station *Kottayam Institute of Technology & Scie ...

and current vocalist/keyboardist for

surf pop Surf music (or surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental su ...

band Drifting Sand

Arts and entertainment

Characters

* Fred "Spud" Baker, in the British sitcom ''

Cradle to Grave ''Cradle to Grave'' is a British sitcom set around the life of Danny Baker. It began airing on 3 September 2015. The sitcom stars Laurie Kynaston as Danny Baker, Peter Kay, and actress Lucy Speed as Danny Baker's parents. Plot It is 1973 and ...

'' * Spuds MacKenzie, a canine mascot in an advertising campaign for Bud Light beer * Daniel "Spud" Murphy, in the 1993 novel ''

Trainspotting Trainspotting may refer to: * Trainspotting (hobby), an amateur interest in railways/railroads * ''Trainspotting'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh ** ''Trainspotting'' (film), a 1996 film based on the novel *** ''Trainspotting'' (soundtr ...

'' and the 1996 film adaptation * Arthur "Spud" P. Spudinski, in ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' * Laurie "Spud" Odell, in Mary Renault's 1953 novel ''

The Charioteer ''The Charioteer'' is a war novel by Mary Renault first published in London in 1953. Renault's US publisher (Morrow) refused to publish it until 1959 due to its generally positive portrayal of homosexuality. ''The Charioteer'' is significant be ...

'' * Spud the Scarecrow, in ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with hi ...

'' * Spud, in the Australian comic strip ''

Beyond the Black Stump ''Beyond the Black Stump'' is a novel by British author Nevil Shute. It was first published in the UK by Heinemann (book publisher), William Heinemann Ltd, in 1956. Plot summary The story concerns a young American geologist, Stanton Laird, wor ...

'' * Spud, in ''

The Ridonculous Race ''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' (also known as ''Total Drama: Ridonculous Race'' or simply ''The Ridonculous Race'') is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality televisi ...

Other

Spud (game) Spud is a dodgeball variant for children and adults, where players try to eliminate each other by catching and throwing an inflated and generally soft ball. It is related to "call ball" and "ball tag". As few as three may play, with no upper lim ...

, a children's game * ''Spud'' (novel), a 2005 novel by John Howard van de Ruit ** ''Spud'' (film), a 2010 adaptation of the novel * ''Spuds'' (film), a 1927 American silent comedy film

Acronym

Saint Paul Union Depot Saint Paul Union Depot is a historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub in the Lowertown neighborhood of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It serves light rail, intercity rail, intercity bus, and local bus services. I ...

, a railroad station and transit hub in Saint Paul, Minnesota *

St. Paul University Dumaguete Saint Paul University, also referred to by its acronym SPUD or SPU Dumaguete, is a private Roman Catholic research non-profit coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Dumaguete City, Negr ...

, Dumaguete City, Philippines, a private Catholic university *

Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Freshlocal Solutions Inc. is an online grocer, wholesale distributor, store operator and software licensing company based in Vancouver. The company was founded as Small Potatoes Urban Delivery in 1997. In September 2021 Freshlocal went under new ex ...

, a Canadian online grocery service

Other uses

* Spuds, a derogatory slur for

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

English football club and their supporters *

Spuds, Florida Spuds is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The community is situated in a region that depends economically on potato growing and other agriculture. As well as potatoes, the land around Spuds provides gladio ...

, United States, an unincorporated community *

Spud Drive-In Theater The Spud Drive-In Theater is a drive-in theater between Victor and Driggs, Idaho. Background Located in a potato-farming region, the theater's entrance sign features a giant potato on the back of a 1946 Chevrolet flat-bed truck. The drive-in was ...

, near Driggs, Idaho, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places *

Bark spud (tool) The bark spud (also known as a peeling iron, peeler bar, peeling spud, or abbreviated to spud) is an implement which is used to remove bark from felled timber. Construction Most bark spuds have steel heads and wooden handles, typically hickory o ...

, a hand tool used for removing bark from logs *

CJRW-FM CJRW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Summerside, Prince Edward Island owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''102 Spud FM''. CJRW is th ...

(102 Spud FM), a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Summerside, Prince Edward Island * Spud, one of the

Operation Bowline The United States's Bowline nuclear test series was a group of 47 nuclear tests conducted in 1968–1969. These testsA bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explo ...

United States nuclear test series, detonated in July 1968 * Spud, steel pile that can be lowered to penetrate the bottom to hold a

spud barge The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United S ...