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Definition of bloke noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bloke

noun
 
/bləʊk/
 
/bləʊk/
(British English, informal)
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  1. a man
    • He seemed like a nice bloke.
    Extra Examples
    • He's an ordinary bloke, despite being famous.
    • He's got so many problems, poor bloke!
    • He's the sort of bloke who will never let you down.
    • I got chatting to a bloke in the pub.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • decent
    • good
    • great
    phrases
    • the kind of bloke
    • the sort of bloke
    • the type of bloke
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Shelta, a secret language based on changed Irish or Gaelic words.
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