bloke
Americannoun
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blokes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bloke
First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain
Vocabulary lists containing bloke
Example Sentences
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"She would make the angriest bloke smile, and the saddest lady laugh, that's just who she was... she was who everyone went to when they needed to be fixed."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
‘Lovely bloke I’m told. Colleague of yours, yes?’
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Yet to hear Styles tell it, this former member of the mega-successful British boy band One Direction has been trying since then to live like a regular bloke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
"He seemed like a really good bloke and very switched on for what he did," said Wigglesworth.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Yes, I daresay the bloke might be a bit put off by you running away in terror and all....No, definitely don’t go back and apologize...”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
“He was one of the most fertile blokes of the 1970s,” Mr. Craighead writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Many have pondered why Mexicans and Mexican Americans have such an affinity for those blokes from across the pond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
With thrilling stories about ordinary blokes willing some of history’s most beloved music into being, the tapestry of The Beatles is rife with drama and wonder.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
Two blokes having lunch together call me over.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
Back at the Vacant Taxis lot, I see Audrey kissing one of the new blokes who works there.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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