Thread: What is the meaning of a "Bloke"?

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Strewth cobbers, how are we going to explain the term "septic" to this poor bloke!!

Crikey, just put it out there!

i love our aussie slang

Mate...ask all the questions you need... and someone will answer them for you


always here to help


Mrs hh

I was only having this discussion with a Canuck au pair two days ago.

The poor thing has only been in Aussie ten months and her family and friends are giving her grief as they can't understand the idioms via Skype and facebook she's already picked up

She doesn't even realise she's doing it.

It was great to hear here say "yeah, no worries" and to the littley she was looking after "yes, that's Rick's ute"

Originally Posted by Bundalene

G'day MEANZ06,


Here in Australia, a "bloke" is a man.

A "Sheila" is a girl

Generally if you say "So-an-so is a great bloke" That means he's a pretty good man....a good mate.

We had Italian friends stay with us many years ago, and my wife (whose name, by the way, is Sheila) kept calling him "mate", as we do always out here. He got quite confused and explained that to him "mate" meant....well, you know

After a hurried explanation, he got the gist of some of our Australian "lingo" (language).

Hope this helps and I'm sure you'll get heaps of replies to your question.

Cheers mate,
Erich

Thanks for that Erich.

A bloke couldn't have put it better himself

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

bloke = guy or dude

sheila = chick = doll

ute = pickup

Ya confusing the issue !!!
A "Bloke" doesn't go to the pub to try to "Ute" a "Sheila".
Unless Ute has a silent R.................................ah never mind..........

Originally Posted by Stuck

Ya confusing the issue !!!
A "Bloke" doesn't go to the pub to try to "Ute" a "Sheila".
Unless Ute has a silent R.................................ah never mind..........

I agree, he goes to a B&S or the Deni ute muster to "ute" a "sheila".

Originally Posted by rick130

I was only having this discussion with a Canuck au pair two days ago.

The poor thing has only been in Aussie ten months and her family and friends are giving her grief as they can't understand the idioms via Skype and facebook she's already picked up

She doesn't even realise she's doing it.

It was great to hear here say "yeah, no worries" and to the littley she was looking after "yes, that's Rick's ute"

You have an au pair?

We really need pics.