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    [Noun]  | "poke" | \ ˈpōk \


    1: bag, sack

    2: wallet

    3: purse


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French {mat|pocket|};

    [Noun]  | "poke" 


    1: a quick thrust : jab

    2: a blow with the fist : punch

    3: a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet


    Origin: 1690 ;

    [Noun]  | "poke" 


    1: pokeweed


    Origin: 1708 ;

     Perhaps modification of Virginia Algonquian pocone, poughkone puccoon;

    [Verb]  | "poke" 


    1: prod, jab

    2: to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing

    3: to cause to prod : thrust


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch poken to poke;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "poke about" 


    1: to look around or search through something —often used figuratively

    [Phrasal verb]  | "poke along" 


    1: to move along very slowly

    [Phrasal verb]  | "poke around" 


    1: to look around or search through something —often used figuratively

    [Noun]  | "pokes" 


    1: a quick thrust;


      * e.g., " ... please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep "



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    2: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose "



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    3: an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings;


      * e.g., " ... the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes "



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    [Noun]  | "pokes" 


    1: a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic);


      * e.g., " ... the old warning against buying a pig in a poke "



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    [Noun]  | "poke" 


    1: a quick thrust;


      * e.g., " ... please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep "



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    2: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose "



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    3: an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings;


      * e.g., " ... the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes "



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    [Noun]  | "poke" 


    1: a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic);


      * e.g., " ... the old warning against buying a pig in a poke "



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    [Verb]  | "pokes" 


    1: to extend outward beyond a usual point;


      * e.g., " ... saw his head poking through the window "





    2: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;


      * e.g., " ... told him to stop poking into other people's business "





    3: to move or act slowly;


      * e.g., " ... just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much "



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    [Verb]  | "poke" 


    1: to extend outward beyond a usual point;


      * e.g., " ... saw his head poking through the window "





    2: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;


      * e.g., " ... told him to stop poking into other people's business "





    3: to move or act slowly;


      * e.g., " ... just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much "



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    [Phrase]  | "pokes fun at" 


    1: to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter;


      * e.g., " ... Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs. "



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    [Phrase]  | "poke fun at" 


    1: to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter;


      * e.g., " ... Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs. "



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     [ "pokes" ]

    1: abbreviation for poker

      * e.g.,  ... i skipped school so i could play some pokes 

     [ "Poke-Poke" ]

    1: someone who is annoying as fuck and says phrases such as: "i like pie," "poke-poke," "insert animal sound"

      * e.g.,  ... "Kim is actually just the biggest poke-poke ever, i can't stand hanging out with her for my than like 5 minutes because she is so annoying." 

     [ "poke" ]

    1: What my mom tells me not to be doing to any girls at the age of 1

      * e.g.,  ... "Now Jake don't go around poking any girls" 

     [ "poke" ]

    1: a slang term in reference to sexual intercourse; see also: bone

      * e.g.,  ... all my friends are dying to poke me. 

     [ "Poke" ]

    1: To stab someone

      * e.g.,  ... "Poked man three times unaa" 

     [ "poke" ]

    1: in northern ireland poke is another word for ice cream on a cone. so if offered a poke u are not being offered sex!

      * e.g.,  ... "fancy a poke" "aye go on!" 


     [ "poke" ]

    2: if you hear the term "pokie" this refers to the seller of the ice cream. usually in a van or other mobile stall.

      * e.g.,  ... "who wants a poke" 

     [ "Poked" ]

    1: A cholo slang of saying stabbed or shanked

      * e.g.,  ... Eyy ese u herd that some rata got poked on the 4th 

     [ "*poke*" ]

    1: Literally, to poke someone. Typically this is done over an IM client. Part of the old school emote family (yeah, before lolcats).

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: Hey! 


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    2: Like anything enclosed in asterisks, *poke* is performing the action of poking the person you send it to. Largely replaced, in modern context, with "/e", "/me" or "/em" (emote) preceding the action.

      * e.g.,  ... Bro: Hey Dude, what's up? 

     [ "poke" ]

    1: a gesture on the online community of Facebook that is sure to leave the recipient utterly baffled.

      * e.g.,  ... Charlotte Just gave me a poke man... Does that mean she wants to bang you? 

     [ "poking" ]

    1: When you're making out and your boner pokes your girl or boy if you're into that.

      * e.g.,  ... I was poking my girl when we we're making out 

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