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語源 1

Clipping of token.

名詞

toke (plural tokes)

1. (US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.

   I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.

動詞

toke (third-person singular simple present tokes, present participle toking, simple past and past participle toked)

1. (transitive, US casino slang) To give a gratuity to.

   You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table.

語源 2

Presumably borrowed from Spanish toque (literally “touch”). Noun sense 1968, verb 1952.

名詞

toke (plural tokes)

1. (slang) A puff of marijuana.

   The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.

2. (slang, by extension) An inhalation or lungful of anything.
   • 2011, Tim Winton, Dirt Music:

     Back on the wards a big toke of O₂ might have done the job; it was God's own pick-me-up.

動詞

toke (third-person singular simple present tokes, present participle toking, simple past and past participle toked)

1. (slang) To smoke marijuana.

   Let's roll up a doobie and toke.

   • 2009 August 23, Walter Kirn, “Drugs to Do, Cases to Solve”, in New York Times‎:

     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.

2. (slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana

派生語

語源 3

名詞

toke (plural tokes)

1. (slang, obsolete) A piece of bread.
   • 1905, H. G. Wells, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul:

     Toke and cold ground rice pudding with plums it used to be—there is no better food at all.

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