spud
noun
a potato.
Example Sentences
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Or, if you prefer softer spuds, Danny also has a genius tip for leveling up your potato salad.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Six weeks without rain has scorched his cauliflowers, shrivelled his spuds, and shrunk his bank balance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Foy notes that he gets the biggest spuds he can source: “I don’t give out dinky potatoes,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
As for “Chicken Shop Date,” the online series first began with Dimoldenberg interviewing grime artists over greasy chicken and deep fried spuds before doing the same with Hollywood celebrities.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
I can feel the stuff I don't say rotting inside me like mildewy spuds in a sack.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
