bloke

«bloke» in Mova's school dictionary: A man — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a bloke, blokes) — informal, UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK/Australia) A man. tree →

2) (informal) An ordinary, regular man (just a normal bloke). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday British and Australian talk, «bloke» simply means a man, like «guy» in America. In stories it makes speech sound casual. Phrases: a nice bloke, a good bloke, blokey (manly, informal).

examples

• He's a really nice bloke. tree →
• Some bloke knocked on the door asking for Dad. tree →
• Who's that bloke in the red hat? tree →
• My uncle is a good bloke who helps everyone. tree →
• Two blokes were fixing the road. tree →
• He's just an ordinary bloke from Sydney. tree →

note

Informal: do not use in formal writing; say «man». Not rude. American English uses «guy» or «dude» instead. Female equivalent in casual speech: «lass» (UK), «sheila» (old Australia).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bloke» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.