What it means
Means super excited or buzzing about what’s coming up. It blew up in surf and skate circles, then went mainstream, so now people use it for everything from a swell forecast to a new job. If you’re stoked, you’re not just happy, you’re basically vibrating with hype and can’t stop talking about the plan.
Usage examples
"Dude, I’m hella stoked for the Big Sur run tomorrow, snacks packed, playlist ready, and the van’s already gassed up."
"I am so stoked for the road trip this weekend, I packed my bag three days early and keep checking the weather."
"I'm so stoked for the gig tonight, I've been annoying everyone about it since breakfast."
"She was absolutely stoked when the uni offer came through and rang the whole family straight away."
"I'm absolutely stoked for Friday, got paid, weather looks decent, and we're finally hitting the coast."
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Where it comes from
It comes from stoke, the old verb for feeding a fire with fuel. By the mid 1900s, California surfers started using stoked for that fired-up, glowing-inside kind of excitement. From there it rode out through skate culture and into everyday English, where it still keeps that sunny, high-energy feel.
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