blud

Definition

Informal address to a man.

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.

Example Sentences

• "–Yeh, blud, safe, goes Ravi."
• "Nowadays all of my shows sold out Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out"
• "I heard your mixtape, blud it was garbage […] Blud, I don't know why you mentioned my name"