toke

plural tokes

1. USslangcasinosA gratuity.

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

present singular third person tokes · participle present toking · participle past toked · past toked

1. transitiveUS casino slangTo give a gratuity to.

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

plural tokes

1. slangA puff of marijuana.

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

2. broadlyslangAn inhalation or lungful of anything.

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

   2011, Tim Winton, Dirt Music

present singular third person tokes · participle present toking · participle past toked · past toked

1. slangTo smoke marijuana.

   Let's roll up a doobie and toke.

   1 more example

   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.

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

2. slangTo inhale a puff of marijuana

plural tokes

1. obsoleteslangA piece of bread.

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

   1905, H. G. Wells, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul