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bloke

American  
[blohk] / bloʊk /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

  1. man; fellow; guy.

bloke British  
/ bləʊk /

noun

  1. an informal word for man

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Etymology

Origin of bloke

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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"He was quite amenable, very nice and a believable bloke," he said.

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"The overarching trend is how many people say what a brilliant bloke he was to bump into."

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Skinner stressed in his post that he was "not a political bloke", adding: "I just love my country and am patriotic."

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She said he was "a nice bloke; practical, unselfish and good to have on side".

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Mr Spragg said the Olympian would want to be remembered as just a "friendly bloke - I don't think he'd got any sort of aspirations of being the hero, he was just Imran".

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