toke
See also: Toke, tokë, and tőke
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: tōk, IPA(key): /təʊk/
- Rhymes: -əʊk
- (US) enPR: tōk, IPA(key): /toʊk/
- Rhymes: -oʊk
Etymology 1
Clipping of token.
Noun
toke (plural tokes)
- (US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.
- I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.
Verb
toke (third-person singular simple present tokes, present participle toking, simple past and past participle toked)
- (transitive, US casino slang) To give a gratuity to.
- You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table.
Etymology 2
Presumably from Spanish tocar (“touch”). Noun sense 1968, verb 1952.[1]
Noun
toke (plural tokes)
- (slang) A puff of marijuana.
- The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.
Verb
toke (third-person singular simple present tokes, present participle toking, simple past and past participle toked)
- (slang) To smoke marijuana.
- Let's roll up a doobie and toke.
- 2009 August 23, Walter Kirn, “Drugs to Do, Cases to Solve”, in New York Times:
- This keeps Doc’s workload relatively light, freeing him to stay stoned around the clock and live in the now, which isn’t hard for him, because he’s toked away his short-term memory.
- (slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana
References
- “toke” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
- keto, keto-
Lindu
Noun
toke
- chameleon
Maori
Noun
toke
- worm
Synonyms
- noke
Middle English
Verb
toke
- took
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- "And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41