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bloke

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As a noun, bloke means an exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.

Meanings of bloke

6 meanings

noun

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKIrelandAn exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.

  2. AustraliaUKNew ZealandIrelandinformalA man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.

  3. UKIrelandAustraliaNew ZealandinformalA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.

  4. UKIrelandAustraliaNew Zealandnaval slang(A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment.

  5. chiefly quebeccolloquialAn anglophone (English-speaking) man.

  6. A boy or manperson

    “that chap is your host”

    “there's a fellow at the door”

    “he's a likable cuss”

    Similar: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

bloke around the world

Australia, New Zealand, UK, IrelandAn exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
Australia, UK, New Zealand, IrelandA man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.
UK, Ireland, Australia, New ZealandA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand(A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment.

Synonyms by meaning

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noun: a boy or man
chapfellowfellerfellaladgentblightercuss

Words that rhyme with bloke

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brokejokesmokespokewokecokestrokefolkoakchokepokeprovokecloaksoakawokeinvoke

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