Spud means a potato. It's an informal, quite affectionate noun (potatoes in all their forms: mashed, as chips, roasted, boiled, baked.. have a very special place in British culture!)
Example:
Mum: "How many spuds do you want with your lunch?"
Child: "Two please."
It also forms the brand name of a chain of baked potato fast-food restaurants in the UK, known as Spud-u-like!
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| Roast spuds |
Means 'exceptionally tired'. That's pretty much its meaning today, although a few decades ago it used to mean 'exceptionally tired after of a lot of sex', so was used less freely! Even now the word is mostly used amongst friends, family or close colleagues. The term actually derives from an older verb referring to slaughter of animals that were too old to be of use any more (ie old and tired). :/
Examples:
- "I am completely knackered!"
- "The hill climb was really knackering.."
3. Dawdle
This is a verb meaning to delay or move slowly, wasting time, instead of reaching your target. It's an old word, and slightly old-fashioned now. It is not rude.
Examples:
"Hurry up, we can't dawdle around here!"
"Rachel is always dawdling, it drives me nuts!"
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