blud meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

blud

noun

/blʌd/

Etymology Created in Multicultural London English, of Jamaican origin. Has since spread around England, and thence Anglosphere and online. Claimed to be, via eye dialect spelling, from Caribbean Creole blood (“family relation, close friend”) (compare blood brother). Possibly derived or reinforced from brother; compare bro, bruh, brudder etc.

Internet, Multicultural London English, UK, Slang Informal address to a man.

–Yeh, blud, safe, goes Ravi.2006, Gautam Malkani, Londonstani, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 5:
Nowadays all of my shows sold out Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out2015, “Shut Up”, performed by Stormzy:

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I heard your mixtape, blud it was garbage […] Blud, I don't know why you mentioned my name2016, “Punk (Chipmunk Diss)”, performed by Yungen:

blud

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Multicultural London English, UK, Humorous, Ironic, Masculine, Nominative, Objective, Often, Slang, Third person he or him

what is blud waffling about2023 February 3, maddy🍋 (@fyridk), Twitter:
who invited blud2023 February 11, 🔴 (@TenHag_Szn), Twitter:

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Blud was lost2023 February 2, Dom2K (@Dom_2k), Twitter:
What is wrong with blud 😂😂🙌🙌2023 February 11, Åmplė  Cålm (@ample_calm), Twitter:
What’s blud tryna say here2023 February 2, MN1F🇬🇧 (@Wuwakia90), Twitter:

Derived terms: Diddy blud
Related terms: bled