Quote Originally Posted by A Very Super Market View Post
A definition?

Informal (usually) British term for a person.
I know what "bloke" means, mate. I am, as a matter of fact, a native of this green and pleasant land.
Rather, I'm perplexed at the meaning AP is attempting to convey (more because of the sentence structure than of Aemilius' decision to substitute a more specific word for one whose use he may not be familiar with, although this is "cute", in its own way—I can't imagine trying to describe a unit of Gaesatae/Phalangitai (it wasn't clear which, you see) as, I don't know, messieurs, for example.


A tip for Americans (etc.) who want to attempt to use "bloke" in everyday conversation: consider it as roughly analogous to "guy"; you may say of someone that they are a "good bloke", etc. Note that "bloke" is typically gendered, and (at least in my experience) is more often only applied in the singular. A more appropriate plural noun for a group with whom you may enjoy a round or four at your local public house would be "lads" (i.e. "the lads (and I)").