bloke

[blohk]

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

1. man; fellow; guy.

bloke

/ bləʊk /

noun

1. an informal word for man

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloke¹

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloke¹

C19: from Shelta

Example Sentences

Sir Keir may not strike you as the kind of bloke to be frequently demonstrably angry or irritated.

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Two blokes having lunch together call me over.

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"I once had the privilege of training with Steffi Graf and she did all of her training with blokes - everything was coming at her so fast, hard and flat," said Croft.

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But at a lunch for political reporters in March, he stressed: "I'm not a Tate supporter. I'm identifying the truth, that young men feel that they're not allowed to be blokes."

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Lee's father Clive Claydon said that his son was "a lovely bloke, a hard working family man" who had "his whole life ahead of him."

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