to tweet something silly at a member of the 'intellectual dark web' in order to make them overreact and, in a twist of delicious irony, attempt to cancel the initiator
"Dude, you were really poking the darkhorse last night with that tweet storm about how Sam Harris's penis size relates to his IQ."
by hoss bossman September 12, 2021
Get the poking the darkhorsemug. Steve: Yo Sarah let's poke on the wrong side
Sarah: Wtf? No!
Steve: Too bad you're getting it anyway
Sarah: Wtf? No!
Steve: Too bad you're getting it anyway
by deliah May 2, 2008
Get the poke on the wrong sidemug. by Pokem November 6, 2019
Get the Pokemug. 
Business folks say this to 1) imply they can do favors, affect change, etc. and 2) sound macho.
Especially common among grown-up douchebro yuppie types.
Especially common among grown-up douchebro yuppie types.
Hydrogen fuel cells aren't a development priority this quarter? Let me see if I can poke the right bears to get this done.
by unicodebandito May 9, 2017
Get the Poke the right bearsmug. by Plungerbaby October 15, 2022
Get the poke a monkmug. 
Get the Pokeativemug.