toke

See also: Toke, tokë, tőke, and токе

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tōk, IPA^(key): /təʊk/
• Rhymes: -əʊk
• enPR: tōk, IPA^(key): /toʊk/

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• Rhymes: -oʊk

Etymology 1

Clipping of token.

Noun

toke (plural tokes)

1. (US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.

   I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.

Verb

1. (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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish tocar (“touch”). Noun sense 1968, verb 1952.

Noun

toke (plural tokes)

1. (slang) A puff of marijuana.

   The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.

Verb

1. (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^[1]:

     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.

2. (slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana

Anagrams

• keto, keto-

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Lindu

Noun

toke

1. chameleon

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Maori

Noun

toke

1. worm

Synonyms

• noke

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Middle English

Verb

toke

1. Template:enm-first/third-person singular past of; 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.”