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bloke
noun- a man; a fellow UK, 1829
Generally used in a neutral sense, but also commonly in a positive sense connoting a “decent, down-to-earth, unpretentious man”, especially in the phrase “good bloke”. There has been a recent trend, since the 1990s, to also use “bloke” negatively to mean a “male chauvinist”. - I know I’ll mix with all these blokes; they’ll speak my language too; / They’ll talk of beer and fights and fun the way they used to do. — Tip Kelaher, The Digger Hat and other verses, p. 17, 1942
- You know, come to think of it, Murk’s not a bad sort of bloke! — Willie Fennell, Dexter Gets The Point, p. 40, 1961
- Therefore we are not permitted to love the missus of the bloke next door. — John O’Grady, Aussie Etiket, p. 49, 1971
- The typical bloke does a good day’s work, but he likes to go to the pub in the night time. He’s pretty genuine, and if he borrows a quid off you he’ll pay you back. — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 37, 1984
- a boyfriend AUSTRALIA
- Wot yer doin’ about that bloke o’ yours, Millie? — Norman Lindsay, Comic Art of Norman Lindsay, p. 141, 1908
- That’s ’im, Eddie, me mother’s new bloke! — Ward McNally, Supper at Happy Harry’s, p. 22, 1982
- a homosexual man’s boyfriend or partner UK, 1937 Originally recorded as a navy usage.
- a male animal AUSTRALIA
- They quickly revised their opinion of the “hairy goat” [poor racehorse]. This bloke was something special. — Joe Andersen, Winners Can Laugh, p. 81, 1982
- a person of any gender AUSTRALIA
A rare usage. - Despite his adoption by the cafe society, Kurt was a simple man, dividing the world into shit men, good blokes (of both sexes) and people he hadn’t met. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 150, 1988
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