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Bloke

[blohk] Origin

bloke

[blohk]
noun Chiefly British Informal.
man; fellow; guy.

Origin:
1850–55; origin uncertain
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Bloke is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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bloke (bləʊk)
 
n
(Brit), (Austral) an informal word for man
 
[C19: from Shelta]

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bloke
"fellow," 1851, London slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from Celt. ploc "large, stubborn person;" another suggestion is Gypsy and Hind. loke "a man."
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