stoked

American  

[stohkt] / stoʊkt /

adjective

Slang.

1. exhilarated; excited.

2. intoxicated or stupefied with a drug; high.

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stoked British  

/ stəʊkt /

adjective

1. informal very pleased; elated

   really stoked to have got the job

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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.

Other Word Forms

• unstoked adjective

Etymology

Origin of stoked

stoke ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"I'm stoked beyond measure. Every time I strap into my snowboard I count my stars," he said.

From BBC

“In the printed legend of American history, guns and freedom have become synonymous,” Ellis writes, but it was a new legend — stoked in part by “Bonnie and Clyde” — not America’s origin story.

From Los Angeles Times

That passion for his mother's country - his father is the British racing driver Nigel Albon - has also stoked a desire to create a Grand Prix in Thailand.

From Barron's

The firestorm stoked by Rep. Khanna hasn’t only made a scapegoat of anybody who was personally associated with Epstein, however innocently.

From The Wall Street Journal

The AI fears appear to have been stoked by a couple of claims by Algorhythm Holdings, a Florida-based holding company that builds AI platforms and until recently was better known for its karaoke machines.

From MarketWatch