As a noun coke
is (uncountable|informal) cola-based soft drink.
As an adjective cokelike is
resembling coke or some aspect of it.
coke
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from (etyl) colke .
Noun
(-)
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
* The plant should produce approximately 550,000 tons of screened blast furnace coke per year.
Derived terms
*biocoke
Verb
To produce coke from coal.
To turn into coke.
Etymology 2
Originated circa 1908 in American English as a shortening of cocaine .
Noun
(-)
(informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
See also
* coca
Etymology 3
1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola'' and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, ''coca'' leaves and ''cola nut.
Synonyms
* (soft drink) see the list at (m)
References
* http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=coke
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