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bloke

noun \ˈblōk\

: a man

Full Definition of BLOKE

chiefly British
:  man, fellow
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Origin of BLOKE

origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1829

Related to BLOKE

Synonyms
bastard, man [chiefly British], buck, cat, chap [chiefly British], chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joe, joker, lad, male

Rhymes with BLOKE

broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, poke, Polk, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk

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