bloke

[blohk]

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noun Chiefly British Informal.

man; fellow; guy.

Origin of bloke

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

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Related Words for bloke

chap, skate, gent

Examples from the Web for bloke

Historical Examples of bloke

The Bloke who had such strong objections to me is her sweetheart.
An Old Meerschaum
David Christie Murray
Yesterday, Amaryllis, I was some bloke, because I was useful to you.
Ambrotox and Limping Dick
Oliver Fleming
Nothing remained for any bloke to teach Bough about the sex.
The Dop Doctor
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
You can see the trench and the head of the bloke what's working that tac-tac of theirs.
With Haig on the Somme
D. H. Parry
I didn't tell all what happened in the stall to-day when that bloke were here.
Frank Merriwell's Races
Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for bloke

bloke

noun

British and Australian an informal word for man

Word Origin for bloke

C19: from Shelta

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Word Origin and History for bloke

"fellow," 1851, London slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from Celtic ploc "large, stubborn person;" another suggestion is Romany (Gypsy) and Hindi loke "a man."