bloke
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[edit] English
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First known usage 1851. Origins unknown. Hypotheses include:
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bloke (plural blokes)
- (Australian, New Zealand, British, South African, slang) A man (usually in the sense: the typical ‘man on the street’, an ordinary, down-to-earth man, often stressing manhood in a very physical sense); compare sheila (the nearest female equivalent, in Australian slang)
- (Quebec, slang) An anglophone
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- See also Wikisaurus:man
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Translations
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[edit] Verb
bloke

