Definition of blokenext
chiefly British
as in guy
an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

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Recent Examples of bloke The latter kicked off with four seasons of average blokes before finally welcoming a crop of celebrities earlier this year. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 The fusion of the two, bloke and coquette, reflects a cultural collision point, where softness meets structure and sport meets sentimentality. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The kit features black shorts and the signature red and white striped jersey, while off-the-field gear includes black hoodies, T-shirts and baseball hats, in addition to scarves evoking the bloke-core aesthetics, and a flag. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 His 14th solo album Make-Up is a Lie was released in March, but that bloke isn’t funny anymore. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • Unfortunately, had two guys in the same spot, going for the ball.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Casey announced, before giving the guy the band tee and thanking him for being a good sport.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
    — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The male-only succession rule means the line must move to the emperor’s younger brother Akishino, then to his 20-year-old nephew Prince Hisahito.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The man who plays Coe, Tom Brooke, stands out unmistakably as John Dashwood, the mostly amiable gentleman who inherits the estate where his half-sisters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, live with their mother.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And up until the City Girls’ public falling-out, their bread and butter was scamming rich dudes out of their funds.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For generations of basketball shoe design, the common belief was that bigger dudes need bigger shoes.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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