Toke vs Took - What's the difference?
toke | took |
(US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.
To give a gratuity to.
(slang) A puff of marijuana.
(slang) To smoke marijuana.
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(slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana
(take)
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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As verbs the difference between toke and took
is that toke is to give a gratuity to while took is simple past of take.As a noun toke
is a gratuity.toke
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of (token).Noun
(en noun)- I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.
Verb
(tok)- You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table.
Etymology 2
Presumably from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.
Verb
(tok)- Let's roll up a doobie and toke.
citation
References
Anagrams
* ----took
English
Verb
(head)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}