toke
/toʊk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed."
- "You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table."
- "The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along."
- "Back on the wards a big toke of O₂ might have done the job; it was God's own pick-me-up."
- "Let's roll up a doobie and toke."
- "This keeps Doc’s workload relatively light, freeing him to stay stoned around the clock and live in the now, which isn’t hard for him, because he’s toked away his short-term memory."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /toʊk/
- British English: /təʊk/
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Transitive verb
- Obsolete