To touch something but without much force, often with a small impliment.
''He toe poked it over the goal line''
by Brendan April 7, 2003
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n. On Facebook, a coded, subtle message sent to a recipient of sender's choice. Nearest literal english translation is "I have social insecurities."
"This hot chick's in a bunch of my classes, but I'm too self-conscious to say hi. I'm a loser."
--"It's cool, just send her a poke."
by gmallen April 27, 2007
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1. n. The Facebook's outreach to passively-aggressive suitors, stalkers, and lushes. comes in the form of an announcement of itself on your Home page. See poke back and hide poke.

2 v. to perform the process of sending a poke.
"Well, Jim, Jack, and Johnny, who needs a poke tonight?"

"Ugh! Someone from a state school poked me!"
by Fadonk August 19, 2005
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an action on facebook letting someone know you thought about them that day.
I was flipping through an old book that a friend borrowed a couple years ago, and I noticed her notes in the margin. I looked her up on facebook and poked her.
by facebook user23450 November 19, 2010
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to touch with finger or other object briefly and then pull away (verb)
Playing pass-the-poke involves poking people in circles.
Gangpoking involves many people poking one person.
by Edward June 18, 2003
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1. cigarette
2. to have sex
3. to finger a girl( both vaginal and anal)
4. a small baggy (more likely than not containing weed)
5. to stab
1. Hey bro, gotta poke.
2. Hey baby, ever poked a fat guy in an over coat.
3. Dude! i poked that girl last night that shits looser than a bucket of water.
4. Five dollars for a poke of herb.
5. Imma poke that nigga
by BIG Bluntman August 13, 2006
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Internet slang usually seen in message boards and chat rooms. It is often found at the end of a question and used to find out if anyone is there and reading what you write. The word comes from the method of poking something with a stick to see if it is still alive.
Hey, is anybody there? (poke poke)
by Doctor Fishopoulis November 17, 2003
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