: 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
coked; coking
: to change into coke
: to become coke or like coke
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
So that usually meant this drink felt like a chore to make during an era of Jack and cokes and vodka-sodas.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
That of course would be Lewis, an old high school acquaintance, who’s coked to the gills and deep in the grip of paranoid delusions when Skye arrives.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Then a girl with a Love Island accent and recent rhinoplasty sneaks a bump of coke in the pool … which makes her nose fall off!
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
So that usually meant this drink felt like a chore to make during an era of Jack and cokes and vodka-sodas.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
Verb
Think trying to finish a high-school group project on a deadline, but all your classmates are coked up and addicted to getting the last word.
Kicking off in the Era I camp, C.T. wrestles with protecting his bro, Darrell, versus preserving a potential team asset in Brad.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
That of course would be Lewis, an old high school acquaintance, who’s coked to the gills and deep in the grip of paranoid delusions when Skye arrives.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Coke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coke. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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