how did the word bloke come about?
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Bloke is rather an interesting word, precisely because you "know it's English." And while bloke is certainly a predominantly English word in current use, it was not always that way.\n\nBloke, which means 'a man; a fellow', is first recorded in England in the 1820s. It first appeared in a glossary by the late 1830s, spelled "bloak" and defined as "a gentleman."\n\nBy the 1850s, bloke had travelled to America, where it appeared in a slang dictionary written by former New York City Chief of Police George W. Matsell, in its usual spelling and defined as "A man." Throughout the late nineteenth century, the word was rather common in American English, first in underworld slang, later in more general use (even Mark Twain used it: "I made up my mind to be a square bloke," he wrote in Life on the Mississippi). It lasted until the 1930s, when it is found in Cab Calloway's signature "Minnie the Moocher" and in writings of Damon Runyon, before fading away. It is now rare in America and is usually regarded as a typical Briticism.\n\nThe origin of bloke is uncertain. It is sometimes attributed to Shelta, a private language, derived in part from Irish Gaelic, spoken by the tinkers (or Travelling People) in Ireland.
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The Spelling you give is the phonetic way. Its Spelled Batty.  It is a Jamaican patois word for Gay. usually used in conjunction with man... as in Batty Man or Batty-boy. Pronounced Bauty-Bwoi.
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Websters defines it as:\n\nMain Entry: boy·friend \nPronunciation: 'boi-"frend\nFunction: noun\n1 : a male friend\n2 : a frequent or regular male companion of a girl or woman\n3 : a male lover
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It comes from Cockney Rhyming slang, originating in the east end of London. (Cockneys are traditional those born within earshot of the bells of Bow Church)\n\nBristols = Bristol Cities = Titties.\n\nSome othe examples are\nButhers = Buthers Hook = Look\nBoat Race = Face\n\nIn use it would be something like "Jesus have a butchers at her bristols... shame about the boat race."\n\nhttp://www.lingo.arollo.com/cockney.html\n\nMany of the cockney rhyming slang terms have become every day terms around the UK now.
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johnson  \n"penis," 1863, perhaps related to British slang John Thomas, which has the same meaning (1887).
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I think you mean bollocks.it is a slang word for the testicles.
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Well, besides referring to the thing trees are made out of, when it's used and people react to it as if it's impolite, they're talking about an erection.\n\n"Sporting wood" and "having a woody" are both slang phrases for a male having an erect penis.
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It seems to have come out of the military.  Originally the A stood for Arse (or the three letter word meaning the same).  Now the phrase has been modified (soldiers telling their girlfriends what it means) by saying that the A stands for Awesome.\nThe phrase is used to express any emotion, but usually implies agreement with what had just been said.
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At least you got a sense of humor about it. \n\nHere's the best I could find after a couple minutes of searching:\nhttp://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdick.html\n\nLooks like you'll have to go back about 800 years in time. Better to go and kill the dick who made it a slang term in the late 1800s...
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by simple definition - A resident or inhabitant of the country of Australia.\n\nThe word came into use during the later years of the 1st world war to differentiate the general Australians from the 'Diggers' or the 'Anzacs'\n\nIt is quite common for Australians to use customized short names for things or people that are commonly used, such as Jacko for John.
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its another slang term for a hoe
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The phrase in this form started out in the 1950s as an offshoot of "excuse my French."  This is a result of racial stereotyping - Anglo-Saxons of the late 19th century blamed the French for anything remotely dirty.  The belief started in the mid 19th century and held that was France sex-obsessed and pornographic.
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Not really sure about this one. It sounds like it originated in Britian but I can't find references to that. The US uses it  when discussing energy and the British uses it too but to a lesser degree. Sorry can't give a more fulfilling answer.\n\nCheck out.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_thermal_unit\n\nI did more checking and found this other site. Do I get the best answer award?!\n\nhttp://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-btu.htm
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I wish people wouldn't just post saying 'i don't know' it's a total waste of time for people.\n\nAs a Brit, i'll take over, mate.\n\n'Wotcher' or 'wotcha' is a greeting used primarily by London males or Australian males. Its origins are unknown, but could be 'what are you up to' or 'what are you doing'.\n\nThe general meaning is 'hi, how are are you' and you would use it on its own or with 'mate' on the end. Eg:\n\nDave: "Wotcher, Steve, how's it going?"\nSteve: "Alright, mate"
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This is to the person who made the answer with the reference to AC/DC meaning bisexual in Britain.  OK, one: they are from Australia and would probably kick your ass for saying they got their name from British slang and two:  they got their name by looking at the back of a clothes dryer where it had the abbreviation AC/DC, which means alternating current/direct current... which is an electricity term.  They thought it sounded cool because it was power and they took the name hoping fans would understand that they were powerful.  At least that's what they said on "Behind the Music".
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Everyone is wrong except the guy who said it was from Anglo-Saxon.  "F..k" has a long pedigree in the Germanic languages.  It was found in Proto-Germanic about 2500 years ago as the verb *fukan 'have intercourse'.  This was not vulgar at that time and was a euphemism for some older word.  Ultimately, it comes from Proto-Indo-European *pug- "to strike", from which we get the borrowed Latin form pugilism 'boxing'.
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probably deals with the origin of the word. most of the english language is based off of other languages. look eleven up on an online dictionary and it will show the origin of the word.