A fork of Rural Dictionary
(British) The archetype of eccentricity.
Who "Spud" was is no longer known - but certainly, the name comes to mind whenever a somewhat extraordinary individual is encountered. This mysterious figure has, in some parts of England, come to embody all that is strange, but harmless.
"I saw this man in town...and woah, he was just like Spud!"
A person who is boring like a potato or doesn't understand a joke
I don't like Andy he is such a spud