bloke

[ blohk ]

/ bloʊk /

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noun Chiefly British Informal.

man; fellow; guy.

Words nearby bloke

blogroll, blogstream, blois, blok, blokart, bloke, blokeish, blond, blonde, blonde moment, blondel

Origin of bloke

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

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Example sentences from the Web for bloke

Can I 'ave the arternoon off to see a bloke abaht a job fer my missis?
Jokes For All Occasions|Anonymous
I wuz out wid a bloke, showin' him de sites uv de Reservation, an' he asks me wot I'd do if I had a million bones.
Bowery Life|Chuck Connors
A bloke goes by every little w'ile an' fergets to duck 'is napper.
Kitchener's Mob|James Norman Hall
You was so,” said Billy, “a-joring and a-joring and a-joring same as you never heard a bloke.
My Friend Smith|Talbot Baines Reed

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

/ (bləʊk) /

noun

British and Australian an informal word for man

Word Origin for bloke

C19: from Shelta

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bloke

noun Chiefly British Informal.

Words related to bloke

Words nearby bloke

Origin of bloke

Example sentences from the Web for bloke

British Dictionary definitions for bloke

noun

Word Origin for bloke