bloke

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 Melvin is a lovely, lovely bloke. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Who’s that Green Lantern-Goes-To-Business-School bloke down on the left. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 Starkey is justifiably proud of doing something more experimental with this assemblage of blokes, and he’s particularly formed a tight bond with Ryder. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 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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Noun
  • One thing that is permanently, forever true is that gay guys, including Mike White, are obsessed with Laura Dern.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meals miraculously appeared through the kitchen door into the dining room, where they were eaten at a rectangular table with the eldest male at the head.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 2026
  • Granted those are both male-skewing movies versus Devil Wears Prada 2 which is female, meaning attendance could be frontloaded for the sequel this weekend.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The gentleman sitting next to me in the helicopter is monitoring both the pilot’s flight path and the weather from an app on his phone.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The wine steward came to our table with a bottle of wine, saying that a gentleman at another table would be honored to present this to me and my friends.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout, Antonoff defines himself as not being the type of guy to rehash pickup lines, ask about his lover’s previous dudes, or tell her what to do.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The dude performs like rent is due.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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