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bloke

[blohk] / bloʊk /
NOUN
older man
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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One MP calls him a "good bloke", adding that "sound would be the Manchester word".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

"I went back to my group and said 'there's a bloke in there who looks like Quentin Tarantino'," she said.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

A bloke who wasn't even a parliamentary candidate at the last general election and wasn't even an MP this time last week, could be prime minister by this time next month.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Yet to hear Styles tell it, this former member of the mega-successful British boy band One Direction has been trying since then to live like a regular bloke.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

“If it was even half decent, this bloke would’ve got away now, wouldn’t he?”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

“Wonderwall” “has a history of bringing blokes together,” says Robert Condie, a Manchester-based fan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

With thrilling stories about ordinary blokes willing some of history’s most beloved music into being, the tapestry of The Beatles is rife with drama and wonder.

From Salon Feb. 27, 2026

"It was a wonderful opportunity for two relatively ordinary blokes to be in extraordinary circumstances, being a conduit of other people's stories from around the world," he adds.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

For the early punks, many of them white British blokes, their music was about declaring themselves outside the larger society.

From New York Times May 29, 2024

Back at the Vacant Taxis lot, I see Audrey kissing one of the new blokes who works there.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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