bloke
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bloke
First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain
Vocabulary lists containing bloke
Example Sentences
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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."
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Mr Claydon's father, Clive, paid a tribute to his son, describing him as a "lovely bloke" and a "hard-working family man".
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
Once in jail he had to “share a bath with a bloke who was in for murder,” organizing “singsongs with other prisoners” until his lawyers arranged for his release.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Soft Cell’s cover felt “twisted and strange,” Ball said, which suited the “weird couple: Marc, this gay bloke in makeup, and me, a big guy who looked like a minder.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
“So that Peverell bloke who’s buried in Godric’s Hollow,” he said hastily, trying to sound robustly sane, “you don’t know anything about him, then?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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