bloke

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /bloʊk/ UK /bləʊk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like block /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like bloc /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

noun
(British informal) a man; a fellow

A friendly bloke at the pub gave us directions.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · (british informal) a man; a... fellow chap guy man gent lad dude

Word family

Derived forms blokeishblokey

Etymology

British slang of obscure origin, first attested in the early 19th century; possibly from Shelta (Irish Traveller cant) or from Romani loke ('man').

Topics

People & Society Register & Style

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