blokeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbləʊki/, U.S.

/ˈbloʊki/, Australian English

/ˈbloʊki/, New Zealand English

/ˈblʌuki/

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

Etymology: < bloke n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier blokeish adj.

colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand).

Characteristic of or suited to a man; = blokeish adj.

ΚΠ

1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise xxiii. 300 A dark green tablecloth..a blokey armchair, and a cold bedroom.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 July 882/2 Traditional, blokey, commonsensical structuralists (not to be confused with our latter day structuralistes).

1994 J. 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.

2000 Daily 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

ˈblokiness n. (also blokeyness)

ΚΠ

1990 Sunday Tel. 4 Mar. 54/6 Orwell is everyone's hero..despite his lapses into blokiness and one or two dark sides to his personality.

2001 Independent 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.

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

单词	blokey
释义	blokeyadj. Brit. /ˈbləʊki/, U.S. /ˈbloʊki/, Australian English /ˈbloʊki/, New Zealand English /ˈblʌuki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bloke n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < bloke n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier blokeish adj. colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand). Characteristic of or suited to a man; = blokeish adj. ΚΠ 1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise xxiii. 300 A dark green tablecloth..a blokey armchair, and a cold bedroom. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 July 882/2 Traditional, blokey, commonsensical structuralists (not to be confused with our latter day structuralistes). 1994 J. 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. 2000 Daily 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 ˈblokiness n. (also blokeyness) ΚΠ 1990 Sunday Tel. 4 Mar. 54/6 Orwell is everyone's hero..despite his lapses into blokiness and one or two dark sides to his personality. 2001 Independent 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1938
随便看	get to know get to rights get to second base get to the bottom of get to the point get to third base get to windward of get to work get toco for yam get together get too big for one's boots get too big for one's breeches get too big for one's etc get tough get trashed get trousered get under get under a person's skin get under the skin of get up get up a head of steam get up a person's nose get up again get up and get get up and go