plural blokes
chiefly British, informal
: man sense 1a(1), fellow sense 4c
But he himself was no ordinary bloke.—
Ian Templeton
Ian Templeton… always knew a bloke who knew a bloke who had something or other on the highest authority.—Tim Winton
Tim Winton… I'd never go out with a bloke to whom I hadn't been properly introduced.—Dillie Keane
Dillie KeaneSurely a bloke is entitled to have his drink made the way he wants it.—E. Grisdale
E. GrisdaleSynonyms
Examples of bloke in a Sentence
a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London
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His comments could be construed as the crankiness of an 80-year-old, but his demeanor is that of a bloke in a pub having a pint and laughing as easily at himself as the world around him.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Ruby’s father is similarly unremarkable, a bloke named William Benjamin Garnett who was also 15 at the time, and never even knew Louise had been pregnant!
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 June 2024
You're surrounded by a bunch of blokes carrying things.
—EW.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Indeed, projecting this worry about yourself onto others and being critical of 'femme' blokes.
—Jamie Wareham, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Ruby’s father is similarly unremarkable, a bloke named William Benjamin Garnett who was also 15 at the time, and never even knew Louise had been pregnant!
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 June 2024
You're surrounded by a bunch of blokes carrying things.
—EW.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Indeed, projecting this worry about yourself onto others and being critical of 'femme' blokes.
—Jamie Wareham, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloke. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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