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bloke

  [blohk]
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–noun Chiefly British Informal.
man; fellow; guy.
Origin:
1850–55; orig. uncert.
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bloke   (blōk)   
n.   Chiefly British Slang
A fellow; a man.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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