"blokeish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more blokeish [comparative], most blokeish [superlative], blokish [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bloke|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blokeish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blokeish"> From bloke + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} blokeish (comparative more blokeish, superlative most blokeish)
  1. (UK, Australia, informal) Characteristic or typical of a bloke. Tags: Australia, UK, informal Synonyms: blokey, laddish Derived forms: blokeishly, blokeishness

Alternative forms

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