coke

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noun (1)

ˈkōk 

: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel

also : a similar residue left by other materials (such as petroleum) distilled to dryness

coke

2 of 5

verb

coked; coking

transitive verb

: to change into coke

intransitive verb

: to become coke or like coke

coke

3 of 5

noun (2)

: cocaine

Coke

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trademark

ˈkōk 

—used for a cola drink

coked-up

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adjective

¦kōkt-ˈəp 

variants or less commonly coked

¦kōkt 

informal

: high on cocaine

Depending on whom you listen to, he was either too lazy, too broke or too coked-up to go out on assignment …

—Anna Quindlen, Newsweek, 2 June 2003

Two men, two friends, enter a place of business, both—to use the vernacular—coked to the gills.

—Lucius Shepard, Playboy, September 1986

Examples of coke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

When one bag of their coke winds up swimming with the fishers, the stage’s set for sharks and psychos to smell blood and swarm. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Verb

The explosion also triggered a wave of heightened safety inspections across China’s coal sector, tightening the supply outlook for coking coal and sending prices soaring Monday, according to Reuters. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

Anglo American is the world’s third-largest exporter of coking coal, supplying customers across Asia, Europe, and South America. — Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from dialect coke, colk core, from Middle English; akin to Swedish kälk pith

Noun (2)

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1669, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1804, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1898, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coke

• bloke
• boeck
• broke
• choke
• cloak
• cloke
• croak
• folk
• hoke
• joke
• moke
• oak

Kids Definition

coke

1 of 3 noun

ˈkōk 

: gray lumps of fuel with pores made by heating soft coal in a closed chamber until some of its gases have passed off

coke

2 of 3 noun

: cocaine

Coke

3 of 3 trademark

ˈkōk 

—used for a cola drink

Biographical Definition

Coke

biographical name

ˈku̇k  ˈkōk 

Sir Edward 1552–1634 Lord Coke English jurist