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 Like many of the other blokes in his burg, he was much taken by the tales of the Wild West and dreamed of becoming a cowboy. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024 My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close, who breathes too loud, who is too warm, who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm. James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 Not Madonna, but her director-husband Guy Ritchie, a bloke’s bloke who challenged crew members and anyone else who was willing — any man, at least — to midday wrestling matches. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 5 July 2024 Could Ridge actually be the best bloke on the show? Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloke 
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Noun
  • And because Geoff was more concerned about the other people, like this guy, Don Ohlmeyer — Geoff in this movie is kind of an amalgamation of two people.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The rules can be very different for a young guy versus a crafty veteran.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • James Rose, a nonbinary content creator who uses they and she pronouns, posted a video in December about changing the gender on their license from male to female.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • For context, in 2023, a single male aged 55 typically paid about $2,100 in premiums for a $165,000 private policy with 3 percent inflation protection, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff attended the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
  • After they were all seated, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrived and took their places in the front row.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s this young dude that sound old, but he on these young-old beats.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a bad dude named Carrasco (Thomas Harris) who is generating the storms and trying to take over the town, so Alfonso, Pancho and a local girl named Victoria (Cassie Glow) embark on an adventure to stop the chaos.
    Dina Gachman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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