Brickspace Dictionary: SPUD

SPUD (abbrev.)
SPUD is a term used for large, pretty-much useless Lego parts. The abbreviation, standing for Special/Single Piece/Purpose Useless/UnLEGOish Design/Decorative, can be applied to a large range of Lego parts that has one specific purpose and which is therefore hard to integrate into a MOC. These tend to be vehicle chassis, like the one on the picture to the right.


A SPUD can sometimes (but not always) be a POOP as well. A POOP is a Piece (that can or should be made) Out of Other Pieces. The chassis above could definately be a POOP, but some SPUDs are so specialised that they cannot be POOPs. Similarly, a POOP could be a regular 1x8 brick: that could be made of two 1x4 bricks, four 1x2 bricks, or eight 1x1 bricks; but it is not a SPUD as it is extremely useful.