Bloke

[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
Not as far as Linz is concerned, at least, IWS.

[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
Not a bit, in itself. Most British etc men will refer to themselves and their friends as "blokes". But like other words, it can be used in a derogatory tone.

Mike.

[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
Not in UK English (ask Linz). I don't know whether it exists in US English.

It's a bit informal; I wouldn't expect to find it in a Government report or a scientific paper. If you refer to someone as "bloke-ish" that might be a bit derogatory, but I think that's a very recent invention. "Bloke" has been around for fifty years or more.
Katy

[nq:2]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
[nq:1]Not in UK English (ask Linz). I don't know whether it exists in US English.[/nq]
It's used in dialogue in at least one Stephen Crane novel, and didn't someone here say that it originated in AmE? But it's nonexistent in present-day AmE, and is regarded as Brito-Australic.

[nq:2]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
[nq:1]Not in UK English (ask Linz). I don't know whether it exists in US English. It's a bit informal; I ... a bit derogatory, but I think that's a very recent invention. "Bloke" has been around for fifty years or more.[/nq]
OED1 gives 1851 (Mayhew). Partridge says before 1839, but gives "blokey" as a derivative (familiar, not adjective) from a lit

[nq:2]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
[nq:1]Not a bit, in itself. Most British etc men will refer to themselves and their friends as "blokes". But like other words, it can be used in a derogatory tone.[/nq]
1. Mike is right: in Britain this is normal for chap, fellow, etc.

2a. A few Americans think bloke is demeaning
2b. Most French Canadians think bloke is used
only a

[nq:2]Not a bit, in itself. Most British etc men will ... other words, it can be used in a derogatory tone.[/nq]
[nq:1]1. Mike is right: in Britain this is normal for chap, fellow, etc. 2a. A few Americans think bloke is demeaning 2b. Most French Canadians think bloke is used only as a deliberate insult (and none of my French Canadian friends has ever remembered why.)[/nq]
3. In several Mo

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[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
No, it's just the British equivalent of "guy". If I wanted to pay someone a compliment I might say "He's a really good/nice bloke".

[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
When the BBC started a new network, Radio 5, devoted to News and especially Sport, it quickly became known as 'Radio Bloke'.

In other words, blokes are alright, if not always the sharpest tools in the bag.
I'd be happy to be described as a good bloke.
Just don't get me started on 14 year olds in hifi shops calling me 'mate'.
DC me

[nq:1]Is the word 'bloke' demeaning?[/nq]
I don't think so, and neither does my husband OldBloke. Our son YoungBloke might but he's not said anything about it yet.
The point of education is to correct ignorance. It cannot deal with stupidity. (Mortimer Hebblethwaite, uk.misc)