bloke
noun /bləʊk/
/bləʊk/
(British English, informal)- a man
- He seemed like a nice bloke.
Extra Examples- He's an ordinary bloke, despite being famous.
- He's got so many problems, poor bloke!
- He's the sort of bloke who will never let you down.
- I got chatting to a bloke in the pub.
- Some girls like to fantasize about some handsome star, not the bloke they're with.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- decent
- good
- great
- …
- the kind of bloke
- the sort of bloke
- the type of bloke
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Shelta, a secret language based on changed Irish or Gaelic words.