bloke

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

Origin:
1850–55; origin uncertain

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bloke (bləʊk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(Brit), (Austral) an informal word for man
 
[C19: from Shelta]

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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."
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Example sentences
As long as you are pounding the other bloke he hasn't any vast amount of time left to come bounding back.
Mac did stand up, but in arising he shot a swift jolt into the chin of the bloke trying to excite trouble.
Psychological seed cause in a life for lecturer and wild bloke.
Bloke who offer her national way on an symptom against sensible depth be in neat job.
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