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blokeish

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Characteristic or typical of a bloke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, UK, informal

Examples

  • 2002 December, Cole Moreton, review of Sinead O'Connor, Sean-nós nua, in Third Way, page 31, The blokeish bar-room ballad ‘Peggy Gordon’ is performed as a tender love song for another woman.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bloke Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English blokeish From bloke + -ish.