"blokeish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more blokeish [comparative], most blokeish [superlative]
Etymology: From bloke + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bloke|ish}} bloke + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} blokeish (comparative more blokeish, superlative most blokeish)
  1. (UK, informal) Characteristic or typical of a bloke. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: blokey, laddish, blokish Derived forms: blokeishly, blokeishness
    Sense id: en-blokeish-en-adj-cxC~~0rM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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