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bloke

noun

ˈblōk

Definition of bloke

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 What a special role, to be the bloke who got those autographs. — Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025 This bloke just about went down on one knee. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Melvin is a lovely, lovely bloke. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 After all, one bloke was once pictured cutting up a full Victoria Sponge on one of Craven Cottage’s old wooden seats. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloke

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But no, instead he is forced to bro out with all the guys, worst of which is Charlie, whom Brooks understandably has zero desire to spend any time with whatsoever.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
But Toney isn’t awestruck, nor too afraid to speak up to the guy who once manned the middle of his boyhood team’s defense.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of male

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For most of the 20th century, a gentleman’s agreement held that no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the brim of William Penn’s hat — the 37-foot bronze likeness of the city’s founder that stands atop City Hall.

— Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

But maybe looking and sounding like a working-class dude who hates big corporations is not adequate qualification for high office—or even proof that you can be taken at your word.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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