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bloke

 (blōk)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A fellow; a man.

[Origin unknown.]
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bloke

(bləʊk)
n
Brit and Austral an informal word for man
[C19: from Shelta]
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bloke

(bloʊk)

n. Chiefly Brit.
man; fellow; guy.
[1850–55; orig. uncertain]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bloke - a boy or manbloke - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
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bloke

noun (Informal) man, person, individual, customer (informal), character (informal), guy (informal), fellow, punter (informal), chap, boy, bod (informal) He is a really nice bloke.
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Translations
chlápek
fyr
heppu
momak
녀석
kille
ผู้ชาย

bloke

[bləʊk] N (Brit) (= man) → tipo m, tío m (Sp) ; (= boyfriend) → amigo m
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bloke

[ˈbləʊk] n (British)type m
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bloke

n (Brit inf) → Kerl m (inf), → Typ m (inf)
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bloke

[bləʊk] n (Brit) (fam) → tipo, tizio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bloke

رَجُل chlápek fyr Kerl τύπος tío, tipo heppu mec momak tizio 녀석 kerel fyr facet sujeito парень kille ผู้ชาย herif 小子
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References in classic literature ?
"Dat bloke was a dandy," said Pete, in conclusion, "but he hadn' oughta made no trouble.
One cannot blame the policeman on duty in Leicester Square for remarking to a cabman as she passed that he envied the bloke that that was going to meet.
Bill Dawlish was this fortunate bloke, but, from the look of him as he caught sight of her, one would have said that he did not appreciate his luck.
"'Some bloke's dropped 'em down the shaft,' he whispered, awed by the circumstance.
I'll take half an' they can divide the other half--you an' whoever the other bloke is.
There's a bloke here behind taking down every blessed word you're saying.
I quite understood their drift, and after a stiff glass of strong grog, or rather more of the same, and with each a sovereign in hand, they made light of the attack, and swore that they would encounter a worse madman any day for the pleasure of meeting so `bloomin' good a bloke' as your correspondent.
OLLOWING a sell-out run last year, dance show Fat Blokes is returning to HOME next week.
"It's going to have a big effect on a lot of teams regarding the interchange, with bigger blokes having to play bigger minutes.
Why do so many blokes insist on wearing shorts when the temperature plunges - even if they respect the weather in other ways, by wearing big jumpers and jackets?
Then you get to Cheryl Tweedy who's lost more blokes than I've lost door keys (which is some number).
If you need to go then blokes go into the gents, they all stand up against a wall and pee either into a mutual trough or into individual urinals.