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Bloke:

Mate Griffon To Mare
Bloke is just a funny word.
"All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice." — Joseph De Maistre.
 2 Rottweiler, Thu, 16th Jun '11 7:34:53 PM from Portland, Oregon
Dog and Pony Show
Building blokes?
“Love is the eternal law whereby the universe was created and is ruled.” — St. Bernard
Nobody uses it in earnest anymore, though. Sorry to disappoint you.

edited 16th Jun '11 11:45:10 PM by LoniJay

Be not afraid...
Miniature Equine Aficionado
The first time, I read this word, was in a Terranigma faq. For some reason, the author used it do describe every male NPC.
People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
magnificent
[up][up]Quite a shame, old bean.
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I'm A Dirty Cowboy
Nobody uses it in earnest anymore, though. Sorry to disappoint you.

Except in the same sense as a boor or irritating macho braggart.

I'm more likely to say someone's blokish than say they're a bloke, really.

An Other Troper
Hey, where I come from we use 'bloke' quite a lot, it's pretty much our version of 'guy'.

 8 Pipping Fool, Sat, 18th Jun '11 6:28:03 AM from Sydney, Big City of Lights
Queen Beeyatch
Oi.

Britian's not the only country that gets to use this marvelous word.
With all the pretty people who think they've got it made

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The Leading Man
I prefer "mate" whenever possible.
Against all tyrants.
 10 Pipping Fool, Sat, 18th Jun '11 6:42:09 AM from Sydney, Big City of Lights
Queen Beeyatch
"Bloke" and "Mate" are interchangable. But I prefer Bloke ins some situtaions and Mate in others.
With all the pretty people who think they've got it made

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Well, 'mate' is genderneutral while bloke isn't.

I don't think I've ever heard anyone use 'bloke' except to imply something or someone was full of uncultured machismo. Like "He's really one of the blokes".
Be not afraid...
I'm glasses.
It probably depends on what part of Australia you're in. It is a pretty big country/continent.

Continentry.
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 13 Pipping Fool, Mon, 20th Jun '11 3:26:59 AM from Sydney, Big City of Lights
Queen Beeyatch
Continentry is now going into my personal dictionary of words I should use more often. Alongside "Manly Spark" and "Woggle".
With all the pretty people who think they've got it made

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Cogito Gratia Cogitan
Especially when paired with "gormless, " 'cause it means the bloke in question is about to get swindled. Hell, British slang is inherently funny.
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 15 Slouch, Sat, 9th Jul '11 12:53:40 AM from Australia's Canada
Dude, it's Gloop!
I tend to hear 'fulla' more often over here. It's not the same...

edited 11th Jan '13 10:54:57 PM by Slouch

Everyone makes mistakes, but some do so more than others.
 16 Pipping Fool, Sat, 9th Jul '11 5:07:36 AM from Sydney, Big City of Lights
Queen Beeyatch
I heard "Fellah" a lot in South Africa.
With all the pretty people who think they've got it made

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Misanthropic Wiccan Nerd
I like the word, but I don't use it much. But that's because I'm in America and people would think I'm being weird :l
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