bloke

chiefly British
as in guy
an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

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Recent Examples of bloke Two blokes in this carriage are discussing the relocation of Abercrombie & Fitch. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The game started, only to be stopped 10 minutes in when the fire brigade turned to cut the bloke free. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The dinner was for Women in Cinema, not blokes, though David Taghioff, CEO of Library Pictures International, was invited. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 2025 But now and again, a Toto comes along to pull back the curtain and show us that the wizard is just a bloke with lots of bells and whistles. Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
  • This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Once there, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.
    Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
  • Smoke Were in the military Were exposed to heavy metals or pesticides Have a family member with ALS Are male A neurologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the brain and nervous system) can diagnose ALS.
    Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Further blurring the line between fact and fiction, at a cocktail party in the sequel Stark bumps into tech-titan Larry Ellison and races a car in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, a real-life auto race for gentlemen drivers.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Jannik Sinner, the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champion, generated $9.1 million in media impact value.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
  • Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.
    Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 25 July 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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