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Bloke
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- For the Slovenian municipality, see Bloke (Slovenia). For the Marvel Comics character see Bloke (comics)
"Bloke" is a slang term for "man," much like "guy" or "dude." It is used primarily in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and is believed to derive from Shelta.
While the term generally means an "ordinary man", the word "bloke" has been adopted into British and particularly into Australasian culture to imply substantially more than that.
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Blokey culture is the stereotypically masculine culture found outside of the metropolitan areas of Australia and New Zealand, in reference to their perceived industriousness, loyalty, and stoicism.
The word bloke was commonly used by Steve Irwin. A late night TV show called Blokesworld was developed to tap into this audience in the early 2000s. Blokesworld is a similar program to The Man Show and represents the term bloke as accurately as The Man Show represents men.
The GEICO Gecko commonly used the term 'bloke' as well.
In Québec, the word bloke is used to specifically refer to Anglophones, most often in a derogatory manner. The also used moniker, «Tête carrée» (“square head”) is derived from bloke.
Categories: Men | Slang