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Bloke
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- 1 A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
"He accordingly opened it [a letter], and read as follows:– "Tim put on the tats yesterday and went out a durry-nakin on the shadows, gadding a hoof. He buzzed a bloak and a shakester of a yack and a skin. […]" […] we will lay before our readers a translation of the slang document:– "Tim dressed himself in rags yesterday, and went out disguised as a beggar half-naked and without shoes or stockings. He robbed a gentleman and a lady of a watch and a purse. […]""
- 2 a boy or man wordnet
- 3 An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype. Australia, Commonwealth, New-Zealand, especially
"‘The Bloke’ is a certain kind of Australian or New Zealand male. […] The Classic Bloke is not a voluble beast. His speech patterns are best described as infrequent but colorful. […] The Bloke is pragmatic rather than classy. […] Most of all, the Bloke does not whinge."
- 4 A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, especially, informal
"Even now he's like this weird guy who comes into my life occasionally and asks me bloke questions. Sport, girls, your future. Even superannuation. Once he even started telling me how important superannuation was. What a dickhead."
- 5 (A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
"A second green chit and then you get your hat for a talk with the bloke."
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- 6 An anglophone (English-speaking) man. Quebec, colloquial
"[A]n organization called "Bloke Quebecois" ("bloke" being a French slang term for Anglophone as well as a reference to the newly formed federal political party, the Bloc Québécois) sold T-shirts that sported the phrase "It's Hip to be Square" (derived from the popular term for an Anglophone, "tête-carrée" or "square head") and a sign with "401" crossed out. The implication was that hitting the 401 was no longer an option; Anglophones were here to stay – and to contribute."
Etymology
Origin unknown; the following borrowings have been hypothesized: * From a modern Celtic language, such as Irish bloc (“block”) or Scottish Gaelic ploc (“large, stubborn person”, literally “block of wood”), themselves borrowings from English block * From Hindustani لوک (lok) / लोक (lok, “people, folk”) or Shelta loke (“man”).
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