toke

noun

ˈtōk 

plural tokes

informal

: a puff on a marijuana cigarette or pipe

Then he squatted a little distance away and rolled and lit a joint, taking a couple of long lazy tokes.

—John Nichols

After about three tokes each, they head off for 7-11, and return with chocolate grahams, Ritz crackers, ginger ale, and milk.

—Laura E. Fry

toke verb, transitive + intransitive

toked; toking; tokes

informal

Once, twice at most, she toked a joint.

—Ron Stodgehill

… a large color portrait on the wall of Bob Marley, smiling broadly while toking on a fat spliff.

—David Samuels

These characters take comfort in ducking reality through talking, toking, watching '70s TV reruns and grooving to such oldie hits as Squeeze's "Tempted" and the Knack's "My Sharona."

—Peter Travers

Examples of toke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each episode explores a pivotal or outrageous moment in marijuana history—from ancient tokes to cultural revolutions—blending humor with surprisingly rich education. —Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

For more than two years, Denverite Arend Richard has been dreaming of a place where people who enjoy cannabis could come together and share a toke. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025

Melvin is set to toke over Kotb's role on January 13. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

His interests included hiking, biking, skiing, craft beer, and the occasional toke. —Brendan Borrell, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2017

Summerland in San Francisco creates designer bongs and pipes that are sure to be the talk of the toke. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024

The day after her first toke, Sharon begs Robyn to teach her how to rip off the elderly on the phone. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024

The film, set in 2008, captures Chris’ adolescent escapades — the fumbles, first kisses (one of the film’s most priceless sequences), a first toke of pot and his many squabbles with his mom (Joan Chen) and older sis (Shirley Chen). —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024

Finally, the big man himself comes out, strokes his beard, sits down, maybe takes a puff or a toke, and picks up a pair of sticks. —Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish toque, from Spanish, touch, test, from tocar to touch, from Vulgar Latin *toccare — more at touch entry 1

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above