A way of saying "I like you" to someone without actually coming out and saying it to their face. If they poke you back, they are equally interested.
by Phil92-1 June 14, 2010
Verb-(1)A gesture available on Facebook often used in a playful or flirtatious manner.
Verb-(2)The online equivalent of an awkward silence.
Verb-(2)The online equivalent of an awkward silence.
I wish Tom would stop poking me."-"He's poking you? That's really weird.."-"It's only a Facebook Poke."-"Ohhh....
by ***FlubberisFTW*** June 26, 2010
Dan : "Hey Steve I poked Jenny on facebook and she poked me back!"
Steve : "Oh, a classic facebook poke. she'll be biting your pillow in no time"
Steve : "Oh, a classic facebook poke. she'll be biting your pillow in no time"
by Poke King December 02, 2011
A tool on facebook used to get other's attention. Like the facebook feed's endless scroll, the function depends to some extent on dopamine. But even more, it carries sexual connotations as a phallic gesture, prompting users to use it as a flirtation device (even if the two pokers aren't exactly on the same page). For this reason there is long standing debate as to whether the function is distinctly sexual. One thing's for sure though, it gets people excited, and puts some (perhaps lonely people) in the mood for procreation; its simplicity lends it to become a fertile ground for projecting one's desires.
"Hey John, I think Lisa loves me."
"Why's that?"
"She gave me a facebook poke after the party the other night, and we've been poking each other constantly since"
"You don't think she's just bored and happy to see a friend?"
"Doesn't that mean she's dtf?"
"Is that what love means to you?"
"Why's that?"
"She gave me a facebook poke after the party the other night, and we've been poking each other constantly since"
"You don't think she's just bored and happy to see a friend?"
"Doesn't that mean she's dtf?"
"Is that what love means to you?"
by TonerBaloner September 23, 2020
A communication option on Facebook that allows users to say hello to or show interest in a friend without having to go through the tedious process of crafting coherent sentences in order to express one's self.
The Facebook poke is especially useful in the process of overanalyzing a potential romantic interest's feelings about you based solely on impersonal online interactions.
The Facebook poke is especially useful in the process of overanalyzing a potential romantic interest's feelings about you based solely on impersonal online interactions.
Stan: I Facebook poked Wendy two hours ago, but she hasn't poked me back yet!
Kyle: That sucks - I guess you're going to have to find a different prom date.
Kyle: That sucks - I guess you're going to have to find a different prom date.
by E_Rochester June 26, 2010
Example 1: Hey me and this cute chick are facebook "poking" each other right now. Think she likes me?
Example 2: Hey that cute chick I'm always talking about is getting some facebook "poking" by me, if you know what I mean. She wants to keep "poking" me.
Example 2: Hey that cute chick I'm always talking about is getting some facebook "poking" by me, if you know what I mean. She wants to keep "poking" me.
by PNDA December 20, 2010
by marigoldini January 30, 2011