Origin of coke
from Middle English colke, core, charcoal (the unconsumed “core” of burned wood) from Indo-European an unverified form gel-?-, rounded from base an unverified form gel-: see clawtransitive verb
intransitive verb
coked, cok′ingOrigin of coke
short for cocaineintransitive verb
coked, cok′ingOrigin of Coke
shortened from Coca-Cola, trademark for original brand of this drink (1886) from coca, original source of the caffeine + cola, source of the flavoring
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coke. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke
noun
tr. & intr.v.
coked, cok·ing, cokesOrigin of coke
Perhaps from Middle English colk coreSlang
noun
transitive verb
coked, cok·ing, cokes
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"coke." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke>.
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coke. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke
(uncountable)
(third-person singular simple present cokes, present participle coking, simple past and past participle coked)
Perhaps from Middle English colke.
Originated circa 1908 in American English as a shortening of cocaine.
1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola and the beverage it produced.
(plural Cokes)
Abbreviation of Coca-Cola.
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"coke." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke>.
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coke. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke
Slang
n.
v.
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"coke." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke>.
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coke. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/coke
