Tote vs Toke - What's the difference?
tote | toke |
To carry or bear.
*, chapter=8
, title= To add up; to calculate a total.
(British) A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator
*1892 , Banjo Paterson,
*:He was a humorist of note and keen at repartee,
*:He laid the odds and kept a "tote ", whatever that may be,
(US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.
To give a gratuity to.
(slang) A puff of marijuana.
(slang) To smoke marijuana.
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 23, author=Walter Kirn, title=Drugs to Do, Cases to Solve, work=New York Times
, passage=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. }}
(slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana
As nouns the difference between tote and toke
is that tote is a bag, specifically a tote bag while toke is a gratuity.As verbs the difference between tote and toke
is that tote is to carry or bear while toke is to give a gratuity to.tote
English
(wikipedia tote)Etymology 1
Verb
(tot)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}
Etymology 2
Shortening of (total), with e to distinguish from (tot) in writingAlternative forms
* totVerb
(tot)Etymology 3
Shortening of (totalizator)Noun
(en noun)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.
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