young blood
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Meaning · English
New and energetic people, often bringing fresh ideas
Literally: young blood
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
But 11 years of being in the international wilderness takes some overhauling and there are definite signs among their young - bloods that tours like this will soon restore pride.
Erm we also wanted to implement a plan er and this is an ongoing er situation of admitting er young blood to the partnership over a period of of erm five years or so, again that's a rolling programme
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “young blood” mean?
New and energetic people, often bringing fresh ideas Literally: young blood
Is “young blood” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.