Spud (disambiguation)
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Spud may refer to:
- Spud, a common nickname for the potato
- Spud (wrestler)
- Spud bar (candy)
- Spud bar (tool)
- Spud mud
- Spud gun
- Spud Webb
- Spud Chandler
- Spud (book)
- Spud the scarecrow, a character in the television series Bob the Builder
- Spud, a character from the Disney Channel animated series American Dragon: Jake Long
- SPUD (game) is a children's game.
- Nickname of Danny Frawley, former Australian rules footballer and potato farmer
- Nickname of Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Spuds is a nickname for King Edward VI School in Southampton, a jovial recognition by rival independent schools of the similar name that the school has to the King Edward potato.
- Spud Fish and Chips in Seattle, Washington
- Spud, the Potato-Powered Web Server, may be the world's lowest power web server. The CPU is a Microchip PIC16F876 running with a 76.8 KHz clock and a nominal 1.5V supply voltage.
- Spud is an Oil & Gas Industry term for first break/drill of the surface before a Well is introduced, in much the same way as with the planting of the potato.
- Spud is a nickname for a pole that has a flat blade on one end and is used to cut holes in lake ice, usually for fishing purposes.
- Spud is also a name for a fan of the band Devo who were popular in the early 1980s with their hit song, "Whip It." The term can be heard in their song, "Smart Patrol/ Mr. DNA." They refer to themselves as "Spudboy[s]."