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 "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 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 Spud, in The Ridonculous Race
Other Spud (game), 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, 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 GPT-5.5 (codename "Spud"), a large-language model
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