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Does 'spud' = potato in the US?
Ex-vice president Dan Quayle could probably have spelled 'spud'
No I'm pretty sure it must have been Al Gore that invented that term, just like he invented the Internet. [Linked Image]
However though, it has been a term used here for a cricket ball.
As in:
Well then, that keeper hasn't caught hold of that spud heading his way.
Damn them Aussies for mucking up the English language!. [Linked Image]