I recently tried to think of where this word (Toke) has come from. So far the conclusion that I came to was a mix of "taking a smoke- toking" This has probably been asked before but does anyone know the true origin of the word?
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I recently tried to think of where this word (Toke) has come from. So far the conclusion that I came to was a mix of "taking a smoke- toking" This has probably been asked before but does anyone know the true origin of the word?
not sure but i'd say thats a pretty good guess
ive never thought about it but thats a logical explaination
derived from the word stoke as in "stoke the fire.....". couple loady's sittin round talkin .....one say's "hey man letsstoke a bowl..." but what his friend hears is...."hey man let's toke a bowl" and viola new slang term. :)
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toke - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education
toke (tk) KEY Slang
NOUN:
A puff on a cigarette, marijuana cigarette, or pipe containing hashish or another mind-altering substance.
tr. & intr.v.
toked , tok·ing , tokes
To puff or smoke (a marijuana cigarette, for example) or to engage in such activity.
ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps from Spanish "toque" = a hit, a turn. From "tocar" = to touch. From Vulgar Latin *toccare
^I always figured that was the origin. "un toque" - "a hit" is all too common in all kinds of spanish.