Meaning & use

Toking

verb·Everyday

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Informally, inhaling a puff of smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or marijuana joint.

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They sat on the porch, toking on a hand-rolled cigarette as the sun set.

He was accused of toking during his break, against company policy.

A note on using this word

"Toke," the base verb, entered American slang in the mid-20th century, primarily associated with marijuana use.

Words with a similar meaning

puffingsmoking

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