spud bashing

noun

The chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.

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Meanings

nounspud bashing (uncountable)

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  1. UKslanguncountableThe chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.

    I managed to get on jankers (punishment) a couple of times and did a bit of spud bashing.

    2004, David Sinnett-Jones, Passion for Life: Adventure Against the Odds, →ISBN, page 39
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    You six will report to the chief cook to begin your two-week spud bashing duty until we dock at Singapore.

    2012, Joe P. Plant, Up to Their Necks - the Story of a National Serviceman, →ISBN, page 184

    Dad met Mr Draper one day and asked if he had a bit of work for us kids to earn some pocket money. Yes he had, so the three of us went to his farm to do a bit of spud bashing.

    2015, Derek Gambie, Tall Tales from Hadley, →ISBN, page 58
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APA

spud bashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spud%20bashing

MLA

“spud bashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spud%20bashing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spud bashing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spud%20bashing.

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