blokeish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English bloke Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English blokeish From bloke + -ish.
Meanings
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(Australia, UK, informal) Characteristic or typical of a bloke.
After we say goodbye, I walk past [Jeremy] Clarkson's table, steaming with carefree, blokeish energy.
2025 May 17, Henry Mance, “Lunch with the FT: Trinny Woodall”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:Hailed by a host of younger guitar bands such as Ocean Colour Scene and Oasis, Weller dropped the jazzy noodlings of his previous couple of sets in favour of a raw, blokeish sound.
2003, Peter Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock, page 1161:He's stuck his hand in his pocket as if he wanted to look more like an ordinary man, or more blokeish.
2003, Bernard-Henri Lévy, translated by Andrew Brown, Sartre, page 443:2002 December, Cole Moreton, review of Sinead O'Connor, Sean-nós nua, in Third Way, page 31, The blokeish bar-room ballad ‘Peggy Gordon’ is performed as a tender love song for another woman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most blokeish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more blokeish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| blokish | alternative | lexicographic |