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.

Pata Sucia: Spanglish; Direct translation- dirty foot; used in reference to men and women who remove their shoes in public and then proceed to walk barefooted wherever they may be; mainly found at night clubs or after being at a night club.

LADIES, YOUR STILETTOS MAY BE PAINFUL, BUT THAT IS THE CHALLENGE YOU ACCEPTED WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON. BEAUTY=PAIN

when bitches want to have sex, so they push the poke button on facebook to say they are dtf.

A friendly way of "annoying" someone and reminding them that they have you as a friend on Facebook. Does NOT always mean you're flirting. Can also be something you do in order to keep yourself busy when you're bored.,

A Facebook Poke has been known to lead to a "Poke War" in which two people continue to poke eachother until one stops. The person who stopped poking back lost, thus making the other the winner of the "war"

.. on a personal note, I think Facebook should get a 'dislike button' ., (:

but anyways...POKE!

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.

Verb-(1)A gesture available on Facebook often used in a playful or flirtatious manner.

Verb-(2)The online equivalent of an awkward silence.