bloke
n. countablen. a man. You use this word in casual conversation to refer to a male friend, partner, or any man you know.
n. an informal term for a man, often implying familiarity or ordinary character. Common in British and Australian English.
He is a nice bloke.
My brother is a reliable bloke who always helps with moving furniture.
The local pub served as a gathering place for the neighbourhood blokes, where they discussed politics and football over pints of ale.
Origin unknown; the following borrowings have been hypothesized: * From a modern Celtic language, such as Irish bloc (“block”) or Scottish Gaelic ploc (“large, stubborn person”, literally “block of wood”), themselves borrowings from English block * From Hindustani لوک (lok) / लोक (lok, “people, folk”) or Shelta loke (“man”).