toke

[ tohk ]

/ toʊk /

Slang.

Save This Word!

noun

a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.

verb (used without object), toked, tok·ing.

to provide a toke.

verb (used with object), toked, tok·ing.

to give a toke to.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of toke

First recorded in 1970–75; origin uncertain

Words nearby toke

toitoi, Tojo, tokamak, Tokara Islands, tokay, toke, Tokelau, Tokelau Islands, token, token economy, tokenism

Other definitions for toke (2 of 2)

toke²

[ tohk ]

/ toʊk /

Slang.

noun

a puff of a marijuana cigarette.

verb (used with object), toked, tok·ing.

to light up or puff (a marijuana cigarette).

verb (used without object), toked, tok·ing.

to puff a marijuana cigarette (often followed by up).

Origin of toke

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; origin uncertain

How to use toke in a sentence

A kind thru-hiker took pity on me and gave me a toke of his joint and directions to the next campsite.
Gabby’s Case Reminds Me of the Scariest Hike I Ever Took|Alaina Demopoulos|September 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
Saving gorillas with royalty, can Congress toke up and the NSA chief profited even as he had AT&T spy on you.
7 Must-Read Stories About A Belgian Prince, Weed in Congress and NSA Profiteering: The Best of The Beast|William Boot|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because even if a majority of Florida voters want to go one toke over the line, it will likely end up just shy of 60 percent.
Ganja Vs. Geezers in the Sunshine State|Ben Jacobs|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The footage shows him taking a deep toke from what appears to be a joint at a summer pool party.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Best Friend, Brendan Mess, an Unsolved Killing|Michael Daly|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The cops got to the end of the row right as one youngster had just inhaled a massive toke.
Puffing But Paranoid: Seattle’s First 4/20 With Legal Pot|Winston Ross|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We ‘toke’ our inn at the sign of the ‘Falstaff,’ without the gate.
A Canterbury Pilgrimage|Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Wher he 54 myght haue layed for hys tarying the warres, she priuely toke away yt excuse, saying: Troy is destroied.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard Sherry
My mervaylous horsnes and in manner spechelesnes toke me, being nothing at all otherwise sick.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee
Feb. 10th, at two after none I toke a cutpurse taking my purse out of my pocket in the Temple.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee
And then he toke out one of his rybbes/ and in stede ther of he fylled vp the place with flesh.
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis|William Tyndale

British Dictionary definitions for toke

toke

/ (təʊk) slang /

noun

a draw on a cannabis cigarette

verb

(intr) to take a draw on a cannabis cigarette

Derived forms of toke

toker, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012