blud

Etymology 1

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, especially bruh, etc.

noun

1. (UK, MLE, slang, Internet slang) Informal address to a male.
   Nowadays all of my shows sold out / Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out 2015, “Shut Up”, performed by Stormzy
   I heard your mixtape, blud it was garbage […] Blud, I don't know why you mentioned my name 2016, “Punk (Chipmunk Diss)”, performed by Yungen

pron

1. (UK, MLE, slang, often humorous or ironic) he or him
   what is blud waffling about Feb 3, 2023, maddy🍋 (@fyridk), Twitter
   who invited blud Feb 11, 2023, 🔴 (@TenHag_Szn), Twitter
   Blud was lost Feb 2, 2023, Dom2K (@Dom_2k), Twitter
   What is wrong with blud 😂😂🙌🙌 Feb 11, 2023, Åmplė  Cålm (@ample_calm), Twitter
   What’s blud tryna say here Feb 2, 2023, MN1F🇬🇧 (@Wuwakia90), Twitter

Etymology 2

noun

1. (UK) Obsolete spelling of blood
   The yronmongers find a Carayge good how Iesu dyed on ye Rode and shed for vs his precyus blud the find it in fere 1539-40, Late Banns BL Harl 2150, The Records of Early English Drama, Cheshire Including Chester, Volume 1, Lawrence M. Clopper, Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills: University of Toronto Press, 1 January 2007, page 84, line 33-36