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blud

BLUD/blʌd/

Pluralbluds

3 meanings of blud

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  1. 1
    noundialectalMulticultural London EnglishUKcountable
    A friendly word used when speaking to a man, like 'mate' or 'pal'.

    Like calling a friend 'buddy'.

    Alright blud, you coming to the game later?

    Thanks for the help, blud. I owe you one.

    Similarbruv, bro, fam, mate

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  2. 2
    pronoundialectalhumorousironicMulticultural London EnglishUKmasculine
    A joking way to say 'he' or 'him' when talking about a man.

    Blud reckons he can beat me at chess.

    I can't believe blud forgot his own birthday.

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  3. 3
    nounobsoleteuncountable
    Obsolete spelling of blood. You may see it written this way in very old texts.
    The yronmongers find a Carayge good how Iesu dyed on yͤ Rode and shed for vs his precyus blud the find it in fere
    1539, Late Banns BL Harl 2150, The Records of Early English DramaHere, blud is an old spelling of blood.
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Origin

A word from Multicultural London English, of Jamaican origin. It may come from a Caribbean Creole way of spelling "blood," meaning a family member or close friend.