Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blokey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: blokey
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Associated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.

Australian usage; British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Tennis isn't a blokey sport."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bloke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blokey From bloke + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blokier (comparative) blokiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

blokeyness blokiness

Antonyms

girly posh

Questions

What does blokey mean?: Associated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.
Where does blokey come from?: Etymology tree English bloke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blokey From bloke + -y.

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