English Explanatory Dictionary

bloke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  2. An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
  3. A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.
  4. (A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment.
  5. An anglophone (English-speaking) man.

Pronunciation

blōk /bləʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-bloke.wav /bloʊk/ En-us-bloke.ogg En-au-bloke.oga

Word forms

bloke blokes bloak

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”).

Synonyms

bloke boy bro broski bruh cat chap chappy chield cove covey dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang) dawg dude fella fellow gadgie gate geezer gink gloak gome guy health homeboy homey joe lede nigga ninja omi pillicock punk rooster seg shalk wallah wer were wye

Derived words

blokecore blokedom blokeish blokish blokeishly blokishly blokeishness blokishness blokess blokette blokie blokey blokieness blokiness blokeyness First Bloke quarter-bloke
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