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.
Other Word Forms
- unstoked adjective
Etymology
Origin of stoked
Example Sentences
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Postal Service stoked the early airline business by hiring planes to ship mail; the Pentagon’s demand for rockets, satellites, fighter jets and more has boosted military and aerospace contractors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The fog of war has stoked a massive surge in the market’s so-called “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, over the past two months, taking it to levels normally associated with extreme volatility.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
"We were all just super stoked to be working with Saoirse as each one of us admires her and her work," Coles said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It was the first increase in 10 years, stoked in part by optimism about a new revolution in technology.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
But in 2004 a local incident had stoked the fire again.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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