bloke
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(blōk) 
n. Chiefly British Slang
A fellow; a man.
n. Chiefly British Slang
A fellow; a man.
[Origin unknown.]
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noun
noun, Brit
1: A man, fellow. (1851 —) .
A. Bleasdale Do you know I followed a bloke to court one morning ... and sat there and watched while he ... pleaded guilty to the offences I was still following him for? (1983).
2:Naval The commander of a ship. (1914 —) . Hence blokeish, adjective Also blokish, Applied to positive behaviour associated with men, esp. straightforwardness, bluffness, and lack of affectation. (1957 —) .
Sunday Times The Mayles then popped up in a restaurant in Provence, Lindsay Duncan all cutesy and John Thaw all blokeish ('When you're ready, maestro!') (1993).
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noun, Brit
1: A man, fellow. (1851 —) .
A. Bleasdale Do you know I followed a bloke to court one morning ... and sat there and watched while he ... pleaded guilty to the offences I was still following him for? (1983).
2:
Sunday Times The Mayles then popped up in a restaurant in Provence, Lindsay Duncan all cutesy and John Thaw all blokeish ('When you're ready, maestro!') (1993).
[Shelta.]
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| blokie, blood, blood wagon |
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Bloke is a slang term for a man. It is commonly used in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Bloke may also refer to:
- Bloke (municipality), municipality and town in Slovenia
- Bloke (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
- Blokesworld, an Australian television series
- William Modisane, also known as Bloke Modisane
- "Bloke", a 2000 song by Australian comedian Chris Franklin (see "Bitch" (Meredith Brooks song))
- "First Bloke", informal term for Tim Mathieson, partner of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
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Bloke
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gut, fyr, karl
Nederlands (Dutch)
kerel, vent
Français (French)
n. - (GB) type, mec
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τύπος, άνθρωπος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - sujeito (m) (gír.)
Русский (Russian)
парень, мужик, чувак
Español (Spanish)
n. - tío, tipo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kille, snubbe
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小子, 笨蛋, 家伙
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小子, 笨蛋, 傢伙
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男, 奴, コカイン
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص, أحدهم, رجل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ברנש, אדם
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