A British slang term for a man or guy, often used casually to refer to an ordinary fellow.
From Romani or Hindi 'blakit' meaning 'brother,' brought into English through London slang in the 1800s, possibly via Indian colonial connections. It became firmly established as British working-class slang.
A 'bloke' started as London street slang borrowed from Indian languages through colonial trade, showing how British slang gets its flavor from the cultures Britain encountered—it's a word that literally carries British imperial history in it.
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