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blokey, a. colloq. (chiefly Brit., Austral., and N.Z.).
Brit. |ˈbləʊki|, U.S. |ˈbloʊki|
[‹ bloke n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier blokeish adj.]
Characteristic of or suited to a man; = blokeish adj.
1938C. Connolly Enemies of Promise xxiii. 300 A dark green tablecloth..a blokey armchair, and a cold bedroom. 1981Times Lit. Suppl. 31 July 882/2 Traditional, blokey, commonsensical structuralists (not to be confused with our latter day structuralistes). 1994J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (1997) vi. 147 I'm sort of blokey and I like to spend the weekends in front of the telly watching the footy. 2000Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 20/8 Drivers behind beeped furiously until they got alongside too, and then burst into big blokey grins and waved matily at each other.
Derivatives. blokiness n. (also blokeyness)
1990Sunday Tel. 4 Mar. 54/6 Orwell is everyone's hero..despite his lapses into *blokiness and one or two dark sides to his personality. 2001Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 28 Oct. 24 In most streets of most towns, despite the female-friendly rise of the mega-bar, it [sc. the pub] remains a bastion of blokeyness. |