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bloke

/bləʊk/

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noun

A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street.

Examples :

"My dad, a kind bloke, always helps out at the school fair. "

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noun

A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.

Examples :

""He was a bit of a bloke, always talking loudly about cars and girls at the office." "

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noun

(A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment.

Examples :

"The sailors knew better than to be late; "The Bloke" was known for handing out extra duties for even minor infractions. "

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noun

An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.

Examples :

"My grandfather, a self-taught mechanic who fixed everything himself, was a true bloke in the old style. "

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noun

An anglophone man.

Examples :

""The bloke at the bus stop offered me his newspaper." "

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