Gloak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡləʊk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gloak is a noun meaning (UK, slang) A man, a guy.
Meaning
(UK, slang) A man, a guy.
Example Sentences
You're a prime gloak, an out-and-outer, to get as far as you did before they grabbed you.
‘Brit, by the look of him,’ cries a short, freckl’d seaman in whom Stature and Pugnacity enjoy an inverse relation. ‘– long way from home ain’t you old Gloak?’
[…] both toby-gills [highwaymen], buz-gloaks [pickpockets], cracksmen [housebreakers], &c., but from their good address and respectable appearance nobody would suspect their real vocation.
Word Forms
- gloaks
Synonyms for gloak
Depending on context, synonyms include bloke, bro, broski, bruh, cat, chap.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gink, wallah, glommer, glozer, gonk, gawby.
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