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Spuds
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spuds
English
Etymology
en Spurs spud.
Pronunciation
en /spʌdz/
en ʌdz 1
Proper noun
en soccer derogatory Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
en 16 April 2005 Roo uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool Quick update... https://groups.google.com/g/uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool/c/Mx09gY6bp2s/m/x6933HArjdcJ Robbie Keane makes it Liverpool 1-2 Spuds.
en 5 December 2013 Baldoni alt.sports.soccer.arsenal heh heh heh https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.soccer.arsenal/c/8w6hhd3HOig/m/09aEpszHpiQJ The Spuds and Man Utd posters (with the exception of Jenkins) are all keeping their heads down on account of their respective teams poor form.
en 8 October 2022 Ryan Tailor Arsenal and Tottenham fans argue as Spurs accused of 'stealing William Saliba chant' w:Daily Express https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1680179/Arsenal-Tottenham-fans-argue-William-Saliba-song-Yves-Bissouma-Brighton @DanColly added: "Think the Spuds fans enjoyed the Saliba song last week. But they sing it for Bissouma after clipping a cross straight out of play." https://web.archive.org/web/20221220142933/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1680179/Arsenal-Tottenham-fans-argue-William-Saliba-song-Yves-Bissouma-Brighton 20 December 2022