BUD

What Does BUD Mean in a Text?

Terms Used by Drug Dealers and Users

We have over 200 terms in our glossary of drug-related terms. Some of these terms are meant to be amusing, some are meant to be descriptive, and some are meant to be "cool." They all have one thing in common though: they all mask the true nature of the texts they feature in. Here is the one you care about:

The slang term BUD means "Friend," "Cannabis," and "Clitoris." BUD is also an abbreviation for Budweiser Beer.

Friend

BUD is widely used as an abbreviation of the term "Buddy", which means "Friend."

Cannabis

When talking about recreational drugs, BUD is a nickname for the psychoactive drug marijuana, which is a mixture of the dried flowers of the cannabis sativa plant. Other popular nicknames for cannabis flower include HASH, WEED, and (especially in the UK) PUKKA.

Clitoris

BUD is also used to refer to the clitoris. (That part of the female anatomy described by author Chloe Thurlow as "...the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure - more concentrated nerve endings than in the tongue, twice as many as in the penis. Proof that God is a Woman.")

Budweiser Beer

Throughout much of the world, BUD is recognized as an abbreviation of "Budweiser Beer," an American beer produced by Anheuser-Busch (which is actually part of a Belgian company). In certain countries, BUD is also used to refer to a different beer, produced by the Budweiser Budvar Brewery in the Czech Republic.

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When I write BUD, I mean this:

BUD also means "Friend," "Clitoris," and "Budweiser Beer."

Summary of Key Points

First Definition of BUD

"Friend" is, by far, the most common meaning for BUD when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)