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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Anger about Indonesia's inability to control the haze was stoked further by comments over the weekend from Jakarta's communications agency chief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
A long-awaited home run from Shohei Ohtani briefly stoked the flame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Reports about stalled revenue growth at Anthropic have also stoked concerns about the health of the broader AI ecosystem.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 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
Percy threw Fred an extremely nasty look and stoked the fire vigorously to bring the kettle back to the boil.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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