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spud bashing

spud bashing noun: the chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.

Noun

spud bashing (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) The 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
    • 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

Forms of spud bashing

alternative formspud-bashing

Questions about spud bashing

What does spud bashing mean?
Spud bashing means the chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.
What part of speech is spud bashing?
Spud bashing is a noun.

Words near spud bashing in the dictionary

  1. SPUA-B
  2. SPUAs
  3. spuckie
  4. spuckies
  5. spud
  6. spud bashing
  7. spud cockies
  8. spud cocky
  9. spud gun
  10. spud guns
  11. spud head

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