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Bloke
Bloke is a slang term for a man common in Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and South Africa.
The earliest known usage is from the early 19th century, when it was recorded as a London slang term.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''bloke'', n. )〕 The word's origin is unknown, and though many theories exist regarding its etymology, none is considered conclusive.
In Australia, a bloke is a unique masculine archetype associated with the country's national identity. The "Aussie bloke" has been portrayed in important works of art and associated with famous Australians, while in the United Kingdom, "bloke" is an everyday term for any man.
== Origin ==
According to Quinion, Ernest Weekley and John Camden Hotten, ''bloke'' probably derives either from the Romany, language of the Rom (gypsies), or from Shelta, a secret language of Welsh and Irish tinkers.〔〔 These languages have roots with the Hindi ''loke'', a man.〔〔 Lexicographer Eric Partridge conjectured the word ''loke'' was the original but an unspecified word "too low for mention" was the cause of a b- added in slang.〔 The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (OED) says the word is of "Origin unknown" but adds: "Ogilvie compares 'Gypsy and Hindi ''loke'' a man.'" The OED's first cited use is in 1861.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=bloke, n. ) ''(available online to subscribers)''〕 Some believe it derives from the Celtic word ''ploc'', a large, bull-headed person.〔 The word first appears in early 19th century England possibly, according to Michael Quinion, as a variation of the slang term ''gloak'', which itself was a variation of an older slang term ''buzzgloak'', meaning pickpocket.〔
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