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to toke

to toke

3 9.5
To breathe in smoke from a marijuana cigarette
  • verb
  • /toʊk/
  • NSFW
translation icon : inhalar
  • She toked from the pipe as the music played softly.
  • toked on a joint
  • toked weed
  • toked on the pipe

Stop snoozing, scrolling, drinking, smoking, joking, toking, Netflixing, all that stuff.

Examples

  • He toked on a joint while relaxing in the garden.

  • Toke up before we go to work.

  • When she toked, she closed her eyes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When it comes to traveling and toking, it's really just best to exercise caution at all times.

    Blog text (12)
  • He tokes on the joint between his fingers.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Archer watched her yawn as he toked on the pipe.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • She toked on a joint, held the grass in, and then spoke as she exhaled, her voice high and thin.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He wears a gardenia in his lapel and tokes on a short joint.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • After a long day, they toked together on the balcony.

Synonyms

to smoke dope
vsto toke
  • NSFW
11 9.3

To inhale marijuana to feel its effects

is used for inhaling various substances, not only marijuana
to puff
vsto toke
8 2.5

To inhale and exhale smoke from a cigarette or pipe

focuses only on inhaling, not on exhaling or short breaths
to vape
vsto toke
  • Neologism
4 6.3

To breathe in and out vapor from an electronic cigarette

describes inhaling smoke rather than vapor from electronic devices
to take a hit
vsto toke
  • NSFW
4 8.9

To breathe in smoke from a cigarette or vape pen

is specifically about inhaling smoke rather than vapor
to dab
vsto toke
  • NSFW
9.9

To inhale strong marijuana vapor using a special pipe

refers to inhaling smoke from joints or cigarettes, not concentrates

How Deep

to toke
  • NSFW
3 9.5
to puff
8 2.5

Surface Forms

toke infinitive
toked past
toked past participle
toking present participle
tokes third person singular

Etymology

Toke likely comes from the same slang idea as take, used for smoking. To toke is 'to inhale smoke' from a joint or cigarette, so the word feels like 'taking' a puff and that explains its modern use.