What does blood mean in slang?

What does Bloods mean? Bloods refers to an infamous street gang formed in Los Angeles primarily associated with the color red. A blood is also a slang term of address and endearment for a person, especially a young black man.
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What does blood mean in gangster?

Blood members have created acronyms for names and symbols they use, including “Blood” (Black Love Over Our Depression)24, “Red” (Respect Every Dawg), and the Swahili word for blood, “Damu” (Drama Against Men Unified).
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What do they call girl Bloods?

“The males are called the Bloods; the females are called Bloodettes,” testified FBI agent Kevin Conroy at the Matthew Perry U.S. Courthouse in Columbia.
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What does Crip and blood mean?

The Crips and Bloods are the names used as an umbrella under which many Los Angeles African-American street gangs align themselves. When these gangs began dealing rock cocaine in Los Angeles rock houses, the large sums of money produced gave the gangs more power and influence than they had ever known.
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What do Bloods say?

They greet each other using the word "Blood" and often avoid using words with the letter "C". Bloods use hand signs to communicate with one another. Hand signs may be a singular movement, like the American Sign Language letter "B", or a series of movements using one or both hands for more complex phrases.
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Why do gangsters call each other blood?

What does Bloods mean? Bloods refers to an infamous street gang formed in Los Angeles primarily associated with the color red. A blood is also a slang term of address and endearment for a person, especially a young black man.
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Can Bloods say C?

As their name suggests, Bloods identify with the color red and consider themselves “Crip Killas”. Bloods disrespect Crips by crossing out the letter “c” and calling Crip members “Crabs”.
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Can Bloods wear blue?

Bloods wear red, Crips wear blue. There are thousands of gangs in the U.S. and most identify with one or more colors of every description.
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What are Bloods known for?

Bloods, street gang based in Los Angeles that is involved in drugs, theft, and murder, among other criminal activities. The predominately African American gang is traditionally associated with the color red. It is nationally known for its rivalry with the Crips.
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Who started the Bloods?

Two of these gangs were the Brims and the Pirus. In the 1970s, the Brims and the Pirus formed an alliance of self-preservation that produced the gang now called the Bloods.
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What are disrespectful terms for Bloods?

"Slob", derogatory slang term for a member of a Bloods gang.
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Why do Bloods say Woo?

Some claim it derives from Swahili; others believe it imitates the sound of police sirens. The most likely explanation, though, is that soo woo is a variation on woop woop, a slang way to express excitement. During the 1990s various Bloods members started using woop woop to greet one another.
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What is Crip in slang?

crip in American English

(krɪp) noun. offensive slang. a person who is crippled or lame.
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What does blood mean in the hood?

BLOOD is a slang word widely used to mean "Brother." More specifically, it refers to members of the street gang the Bloods.
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What does blood mean in the streets?

Violence, destruction, or unrest, especially resulting from some political decision or course of action.
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What do Bloods call each other?

A common greeting among Bloods members is “SuWoop!” (representing a police siren) and members will often say “Blaat!” (representing the sound of automatic gunfire) to announce their presence.
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How do you feel after Bloods?

Only a small amount of blood is taken during the test so you shouldn't feel any significant after-effects. However, some people feel dizzy and faint during and after the test. If this has happened to you in the past, tell the person carrying out the test so they're aware and can help you feel more comfortable.
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Why do Bloods use 5 stars?

Common UBN tattoos include: The letters "M.O.B." which stands for "Member of Bloods" A five-pointed star (the points of the star represent the five points of knowledge within the UBN: life, love, loyalty, obedience, and respect and/or love, truth, justice, freedom, and peace)
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What Colour is Crip?

Crips, street gang based in Los Angeles that is involved in various illegal activities, notably drug dealing, theft, extortion, and murder. The group, which is largely African American, is traditionally associated with the color blue. The Crips gained national attention for their bitter rivalry with the Bloods.
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Who is the current leader of the Bloods?

There is no known national leader of the Bloods but individual Blood sets have a hierarchical leadership structure with identifiable levels of membership.
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What does BK mean for Bloods?

The BK stands for Blood Killa, the PK stands for People Killa (the Bloods fall under People Nation, which is the rival of the Folk Nation, which is where the Crips fall). The HK stands for Hoover Killa.
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Are Bloods west or east?

The Bloods were originally a West Coast gang; however, their rise to power on the East has undoubtedly surpassed their presence on the West, and Blood sets commonly describe themselves as being affiliated to the East or West Coast.
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Is blood and Crip the same?

The Bloods are the Crips' main stereotypical rival. The Bloods initially formed to provide Piru Street Gang members protection from the Crips. The rivalry started in the 1960s when Washington and other Crip members attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School.
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What does 6 mean to Crips?

LOC commonly used by members of the Crips stands for “Love of Crip.” The six pointed star commonly referred to as the Star of David is used by the Crips. As seen in the above example, Crips use the number six which corre- sponds with the six pointed star.
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Is Crip a swear word?

Because of these new usages of the terms cripple and crip, moving from descriptive to derogatory, cripple and crip are defined as dated and offensive terms. These terms have been used pejoratively as a negative term and an insult.
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