Spud is a common nickname for the potato. Spud(s) may also refer to:

People

Spud (nickname) Spud or Spuds is a nickname for: Spud * Simon Beggs, former guitarist in the American rock hybrid band Mondo Generator * Jim Bolger (born 1935), former Prime Minister of New Zealand * Mark Carroll (rugby league) (born 1967), Australian rugby leag ...

, a list of people nicknamed "Spud" or "Spuds" * Spud 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 * Surfer Spud, former Operations Director at Live 105 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'' * 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'' * Spud the Scarecrow, in '' Bob the Builder'' * Spud, in the Australian comic strip '' Beyond the Black Stump'' * Spud, in '' The Ridonculous Race''

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, 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 *

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Other uses

* Spuds, a derogatory slur for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 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), a hand tool used for removing bark from logs * CJRW-FM (102 Spud FM), a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Summerside, Prince Edward Island * Spud, one of the Operation Bowline 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 ...