I'm from Alabama and I would like to know what is a wanker and a bloke?

Question

Everytime I here it in that British accent, I laugh.

Answer 1

A wanker is someone who masturbates. A bloke is just the guy you met in the pub last night. I always felt sorry for the Swiss computer company who called themselves Sohard (Software/hardware). Their address was Wankdorfstrasse and the office was right next to the Do-it-yourself store. They have now moved to a new address.
Robbie Williams had great fun at his recent concert in Berne, which was at the Wankdorf Stadium. Just shows that people from Stoke-on-Trent do have a sense of humour!

Answer 2

To 'w@nk' is a slang word for masturbate in England although I understand that the name 'Wanker' is a common American name. I remember a character in 'Mork and Mindy' starring Robin Williams having that name which gave all us English a good laugh. To call someone a 'wanker' is a derogative term and originates from the assertion that the person is not attractive enough to be able to get a woman to have sex with him so has to do it to himself.

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.

Bloke, 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."

By 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.

The 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.

Answer 3

Bush is the biggest wanker in the world, what a jerk - off, for a President, and when his term of office ends, he will become an ordinary Bloke like you and me.

Answer 4

"wanker" is British slang for a male who masturbates, often in public. The term is derived from the masturbatory motion. It can be applied in a derogatory manner to any person who has nothing better to do than play with himself.

"bloke" is a general term for a person, usually male. Applies usually in a friendly or approving manner.

Answer 5

A bloke is a male, a wanker is a derogatory term, ie "look at that bloke over there, what a wanker!"

Answer 6

In simple terms for you to understand a wanker is someone that you don't like they do things to annoy you and others. A bloke is a man.

Answer 7

A bloke is slang for man and a wanker is another british slang for maturbating ok

Answer 8

Well, here goes.

The only polite way to explain this is to say that the British slang for the verb "to masturbate" is "to w**k". So a wanker is ........ someone who masturbates.

A bloke is just another name for a man or guy. Nothing derogatory there!

Answer 9

Wanker-
1) A worthless fellow.
2) A person who wanks, i.e. masturbates.

Bloke -
An informal word for a man.

Answer 10

a bloke is a guy
a wanker is the kind of guy you'd insult by calling him a jaggoff