Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (Aus.) full (of food).

1905		West Australian (Perth) 25 Aug. 2/6: Food, the best of all kinds, he pressed upon me. Said I’d be no good for work till I was well stoked.
1910		Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Aug. 10/1: Then I grab my hat and paper – take my brolly up and run / For the tram that meets the ferry, conscious that I’m stoked till One.
197		Cairns Post (Qld) 15 Dec. 3/2: The amount of beef and other stuff that he disposed of must have run into some pounds in weight. When he got well-stoked he used to laugh and cry at what he called a miraculous escape from death by starvation.
2009		G.L. Hand (con. 1940s) Huckleberry Days 112: My standard breakfast was / [...] / Some milk, some catsup, and home made jam, / And maybe if we had it, a bit of ham. / [...] / I surely was well stoked going off to school .

2. (orig. Aus.) drunk.

1987		Eble Campus Sl. Oct.
1991		B. Hamper Rivethead (1992) 137: A few of his redneck pals are down there eggin’ him on and gettin’ him stoked.
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl.

3. (Aus./US) elated, delighted, thrilled (by).

1963		Sun. Mail (Brisbane) 10 Nov. 23: He talk surfie talk...‘cowabunga, wipe-out, I’m get stoked... yay gremmies.’.
1967		Frank Zappa ‘You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here’ 🎵 You told your mom you’re stoked on Tom.
1976		Eble Campus Sl. Nov. 5: stoked – excited, overcome with enthusiasm.
1981		J. Wambaugh Glitter Dome (1982) 62: All that gore. I just don’t get off on it. I get stoked on clean shootings, not in the face.
1989		D. Waters Heathers [film script] Color me stoked, girl. I’ve gotten everybody to sign this petition.
1998		R.G. Barrett Goodoo Goodoo 101: ‘How would you like to take a spin in a brand new four-wheel drive?’ ‘Oh, cool. I’d be stoked’.
1999		Guardian Guide 2–8 Oct. 15: It was your first film and it was so successful. You must have been stoked.
2001		G. Pelecanos Right As Rain 48: He’d be all stoked and occupied for the rest of the night.
2012		L. Redhead ‘Grassed’ in Crime Factory: Hard Labour [ebook] Kyle had been stoked to spot Ronald and Lulu’s ute.
2015		L. Berney Long & Faraway Gone [ebook] They were never so stoked as when they sniffed the possibility of someone’s [...] humiliation.
2016		Guardian 7 Mar. 🌐 This event [i.e. Aus. surfing competition] is always so daunting [...] so I’m pretty stoked with myself to keep it together.

4. (also stoked in) sexually excited, lustful.

1968		‘Hy Lit’ Hy Lit’s Unbelievable Dict. of Hip Words 38: stoked – Hooked; hung-up.
1970		B. Oakley Salute to the Great McCarthy 101: Keep going, I’m all stoked up.
1979		Lette & Carey Puberty Blues 9: Geez, you looked priddy on Fridee night at the dance, Kim. Yeah, all the guys were stoked. Should’ve seen Darren Peters lookin’ at ya! [Ibid.] 36: Dave’s stoked in you.

5. intoxicated by a drug.

1971		N. Smith Gumshoe (1998) 74: You can’t go out on the bevvy when you are stoked up on librium and valium.
1979		E. Torres After Hours 129: His nose was stoked.
1986		C. Hiaasen Tourist Season (1987) 169: He was stoked to the gills, having scored some primo Jamaican herb.
1987		‘Joe Bob Briggs’ Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In 89: They obviously got stoked up on cocaine and forgot their roots.
2000		T. Udo Vatican Bloodbath 57: His highly trained body of combat-coke stoked crack fascist super-cops squealed like really soft pigs.

6. tired out.

1985

J. Wambaugh Secrets of Harry Bright (1986) 48: ‘Wanna drive?’ ‘I’m too stoked,’ Otto said. ‘I didn’t sleep three hours last night.’.

7. (US campus) fully prepared.

1986

Eble Campus Sl. Mar. 9: stoked – hyper, ready: I’m stoked for this exam.

8. (US campus) surprised, amazed.

1997–2000

Da Bomb 🌐 27: Stoked: [...] 2. Surprised and bewildered.