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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Example Sentences
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Stoked by ferocious winds, the fire quickly spread, soon engulfing more than 3,000 acres in that upscale community.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Stoked means to feed a fire, and in surfer language, it is an expression of pure excitement and the satisfaction one may feel after catching a good wave or completing a difficult maneuver.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
Stoked by the El Niño weather pattern, it is the first dry and hot year since the Black Summer of 2019-2020.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2023
Stoked by the virulent delta variant and continued vaccine hesitancy, cases of COVID-19 are spiking once again.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
Stoked up and sent Calixto to call Caliban while I came for you.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
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