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# bloke

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

«bloke» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, UK/Australia) A man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#m1)
2. (informal) An ordinary, regular man (just a normal bloke). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x1)
- Some bloke knocked on the door asking for Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x2)
- Who's that bloke in the red hat? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x3)
- My uncle is a good bloke who helps everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x4)
- Two blokes were fixing the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x5)
- He's just an ordinary bloke from Sydney. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bloke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloke/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bloke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloke.html) on Mova free.