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Bloke
[
blohk
]
Origin
bloke
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bloʊk
/
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noun
Chiefly British
Informal
.
man; fellow; guy.
Origin:
1850–55;
origin uncertain
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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.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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bloke
(bləʊk)
—
n
(
Brit
), (
Austral
) an informal word for
man
[C19: from Shelta]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
bloke
"fellow," 1851, London slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from Celt. ploc "large, stubborn person;" another suggestion is Gypsy and Hind. loke "a man."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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