toke
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toke¹
- /təʊk/ UK
- /toʊk/ US
Rhymes with -əʊk
Where it comes from
Clipping of token.
noun tokes
- A gratuity. I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.
verb tokes · toking · toked
- To give a gratuity to. You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table.
toke²
- /təʊk/ UK
- /toʊk/ US
Rhymes with -əʊk
Where it comes from
Presumably borrowed from Spanish toque (literally “touch”). Noun sense 1968, verb 1952.
noun tokes
- A puff of marijuana. The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.
- An inhalation or lungful of anything. Back on the wards a big toke of O₂ might have done the job; it was God's own pick-me-up.
verb tokes · toking · toked
- To smoke marijuana. Let's roll up a doobie and toke.
- To inhale a puff of marijuana
toke³
- /təʊk/ UK
- /toʊk/ US
Rhymes with -əʊk
noun tokes
- A piece of bread. Toke and cold ground rice pudding with plums it used to be—there is no better food at all.
Talk about this word "toke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toke "toke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toke.Cite this
@misc{toke_2026,
title = {toke},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toke},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
