UK slang, from Caribbean English
blud
Meaning
- A close friend, used mostly between men.
- Used as a casual address, like “man” or “bro”.
“Blud, why would you say that in the group chat.”
Where it came from
A variant of blood, tracing to Caribbean English and the term bredren. It moved through UK grime and hip-hop scenes into Multicultural London English, then spread nationwide through TikTok in the 2020s.