stoked
Americanadjective
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exhilarated; excited.
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intoxicated or stupefied with a drug; high.
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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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It also further stoked an inner fire which Fery says he inherits from his parents and often displays in his matches.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
The confrontational Portnoy seems to intuit that controversies aren’t to be softened but stoked, even staged, for more attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Trading in French technology group 2CRSi has been suspended on the Paris stocks exchange “until further notice,” after a short-seller report stoked panic among investors.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
It was a testament to an intimacy fueled by shared experience, the kind stoked both by live music and watercooler television at its best.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
She burned two in a row, to be exact—she had the fire in the stove stoked up way too high.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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