stoked
Americanadjective
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exhilarated; excited.
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intoxicated or stupefied with a drug; high.
adjective
Usage
What does stoked mean? Stoked is a slang adjective that describes someone as being very excited, as in I just heard that my favorite director is making a new movie and I’m already stoked. Less commonly, stoked describes someone being intoxicated or stupefied by drugs. Describing excitement, stoked is often followed by a word like about, to, or that to explain what a person is excited about, as in I’m pretty stoked about the huge graduation party tonight. Stoked can also describe someone as being impaired by drugs, such as by being intoxicated or in a euphoric state, as in We had to take Josh home because he was too stoked to even remember where he lived. Because both of these senses are slang, they generally aren’t used in formal writing. You’re more likely to see them on social media or hear them when talking with your friends. Example: I’m stoked to go to the concert because my favorite band is the headliner.
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A long-awaited home run from Shohei Ohtani briefly stoked the flame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
That stoked inflation concerns again, and weighed on stock markets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
JPMorgan’s enthusiasm was stoked by Muse, which it says has the potential to become “the most widely used consumer AI application since ChatGPT.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
References on Tuesday to leaving "no chance of survival" and "no hope" for future generations will likely have stoked similar alarm.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I don’t think Dad is too stoked about my plans either, although he doesn’t say it because he knows I remember him telling me how he used to want to be an entertainer.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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