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Spud

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Spud is a common nickname for the potato.

Spud(s) may also refer to:

People

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  • Spud (nickname), 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 band Drifting Sand

Arts and entertainment

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Characters

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Other

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Acronym

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Other uses

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  • Spuds, a derogatory slur for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. English football club and their supporters
  • Spuds, Florida, United States, an unincorporated community
  • Spud Drive-In Theater, 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 in position, often deployed at each corner of the barge. Also used to position a dredge - see Dredging#Grab dredgers

See also

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