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


People

* 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 * Joe Murphy (inventor), Joe "Spud" Murphy, founder of the potato chips company Tayto (Republic of Ireland)


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 ''Francis Begbie, Trainspotting'' 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 (comic strip), Beyond the Black Stump'' * Spud, in ''The Ridonculous Race''


Other

* Spud (game), a children's game * Spud (novel), ''Spud'' (novel), a 2005 novel by John Howard van de Ruit ** Spud (film), ''Spud'' (film), a 2010 adaptation of the novel * Spuds (film), ''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, Dumaguete City, Philippines, a private Catholic university * Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery, a Canadian online grocery service


Other uses

* 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

* Idaho Spud, a candy bar * Spud bar, a hand tool designed to deliver blows to a target * Spud One, a Boeing 727 used by Jim Bolger * {{disambiguation