Bruno Mars drops Toronto slang at Rogers Stadium
Grammy winner embraced 'crodie' during Romantic Tour shows, joining Drake in popularizing the local term.
Bruno Mars surprised Toronto fans mid-set by dropping "crodie," the local slang for a close or trustworthy friend, during his Rogers Stadium performance this week.
The Grammy-winning singer has been leaning into local culture across his Romantic Tour stops. Mars' embrace of Toronto vocabulary follows Drake's recent use of the term in a note left for Mayor Olivia Chow during his Iceman rollout, cementing "crodie" as part of the city's current cultural conversation.
Fans on social media quickly reacted to hearing the word land from the main stage. For a touring artist known for adapting to the cities he visits, the choice was both casual and calculated — a small nod that registers instantly with locals but passes unnoticed elsewhere.
Mars is performing five nights at Rogers Stadium through early June. The term's visibility has accelerated over the past few weeks, moving from neighborhood slang to something celebrities are actively using in public moments.