blokeishadj.

Brit.

/ˈbləʊkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbloʊkɪʃ/

Forms: 1900s– blokeish, 1900s– blokish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bloke n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < bloke n. + -ish suffix¹.

colloquial (chiefly British).

Characteristic of a man, or of men socializing together; straightforward, affable, down-to-earth (or keen to appear so); typically or stereotypically male in behaviour or interests. Frequently also depreciative (esp. with reference to the behaviour of all-male social groups): chauvinistic, boorish, swaggery.Earliest in blokish-like adj.

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1920 P. Green Let. in Southern Life (1994) i. 25 Dear Elizabeth—Last night was a mess, wasn't it? I'm sorry if I was so blokish-like the evening through—I was just lost in everybody else.

1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vi. 141 His manner is too ‘blokeish’, too evidently ‘all pals together’, ‘rough diamonds but hearts of gold’, for my taste.

1989 A. Davies Getting Hurt i. 11 I think I look like a good, reliable, blokeish sort of bloke.

1992 Daily Tel. 25 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xxi It is not very blokeish of me, I admit, but I have a passion for shopping.

1999 M. Sawyer Park & Ride (2000) i. 3 All the men—burly and blokish,..thumping each other in the biceps, trumpeting scores, snorting like hay-fevered rhinoceri at the punchline to some joke you would never understand.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 Aug. 8 Despite his blokeish image, and penchant for beer, cigars, and jazz, the former Chancellor has secured the allegiance of 62 women MPs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blokeish
释义	blokeishadj. Brit. /ˈbləʊkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbloʊkɪʃ/ Forms: 1900s– blokeish, 1900s– blokish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bloke n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < bloke n. + -ish suffix¹. colloquial (chiefly British). Characteristic of a man, or of men socializing together; straightforward, affable, down-to-earth (or keen to appear so); typically or stereotypically male in behaviour or interests. Frequently also depreciative (esp. with reference to the behaviour of all-male social groups): chauvinistic, boorish, swaggery.Earliest in blokish-like adj. ΚΠ 1920 P. Green Let. in Southern Life (1994) i. 25 Dear Elizabeth—Last night was a mess, wasn't it? I'm sorry if I was so blokish-like the evening through—I was just lost in everybody else. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vi. 141 His manner is too ‘blokeish’, too evidently ‘all pals together’, ‘rough diamonds but hearts of gold’, for my taste. 1989 A. Davies Getting Hurt i. 11 I think I look like a good, reliable, blokeish sort of bloke. 1992 Daily Tel. 25 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xxi It is not very blokeish of me, I admit, but I have a passion for shopping. 1999 M. Sawyer Park & Ride (2000) i. 3 All the men—burly and blokish,..thumping each other in the biceps, trumpeting scores, snorting like hay-fevered rhinoceri at the punchline to some joke you would never understand. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 Aug. 8 Despite his blokeish image, and penchant for beer, cigars, and jazz, the former Chancellor has secured the allegiance of 62 women MPs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1920
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