nice bloke
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- noun
- /naɪs bləʊk/
- UK
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buen tipo
- You can trust him; he's a nice bloke who treats everyone well.
I'm quite a nice bloke, darling, sit down.
- I'm quite a nice bloke, darling, sit down.
- He's actually so such like a humble nice bloke, massive fan of him.
- He's really nice bloke and then I sort of totally.
Examples
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Jerry's a nice bloke.
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He's quite a nice bloke, actually.
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you seem like a nice bloke.
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But Jerry is a nice bloke.
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Well, Jerry is a nice bloke.
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I'm quite a nice bloke, darling, sit down.
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He's a nice bloke who always helps his friends.
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After meeting him, I realized he's just a nice bloke with a kind heart.
Synonyms
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A man who is polite or has good manners
A man who is pleasant, helpful, and easy to talk to
A man who is nice and easy to talk to
Antonyms
How Pleasant
- UK
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- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pleasant or agreeable man' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'nice' with the noun 'bloke' following the common adjective + noun pattern. Although 'bloke' is informal and regionally British, a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase nice bloke combines the everyday word nice and the British slang bloke, which one popular idea says comes from a short Romani word for 'man'. So calling someone a nice bloke is an informal British way to say 'a pleasant man'.