Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. to have sexual intercourse; thus stroker, n., the penis or the copulating male, stroking n., sexual intercourse; strokability n., sexual potential.

c.1642		T. Killigrew Parson’s Wedding (1664) II vii: An Edward or a Harry, [...] that Haught among the men and stroakt the women, are the Monarchs they wish to bow to.
c.1785		‘The Dog and Duck Rig’ in Holloway & Black I (1975) 79: Sherries home with a flat to be stroaking.
1787		Harris’s List of Covent-garden Ladies 13: And, let times be ever so provoking, / I’ll die a Martyr to almighty str—k—ng.
1793		Bacchanalian Mag. 66: Says I, ‘Father, I must str—e the bitches’ — / At which how the Codger did stare.
1820		J. Winston Drury Lane Jrnl 17 Jan. 4: Kean requested that the rehearsal might not be till twelve as he should get drunk [...] he had frequently three women to ‘stroke’ during performances and that two waited while the other was served.
1830		Whore’s Catechism [trans.] 85: They [i.e. a baudruche, a sheath] are little bags or sheaths made from the blind gut of the lamb with which a man envelopes his pego when he strokes a woman of whom he is not sure.
1840		Flash Mirror 12: Poll Strokem, an old blowen, well known about the streets of London.
1888–94		‘Walter’ My Secret Life (1966) II 246: There was not an officer in my regiment who did not stroke her.
1892		‘Lais Lovecock’ Bagnio Misc. 42: His noble machine exceeded any that I had ever met with. Oh, what a noble stroker!
1893		‘Bob Sterling’ Town-Bull 49: The delight of her first real stroking.
1902		D. St John Memoirs of Madge Buford 102: His big prick and splendid stroking made me forget all but the pleasure of his thrusts.
1927		‘J.M. Hall’ Anecdota Americana I 71: He saw her, or more properly her legs, high in the air, under the vigorous stroking of her lover.
1970		in P.R. Runkel Law Unto Themselves 191: No one else ever sees me the way I get when I’m strokin’ her.
1980		E. Folb Runnin’ Down Some Lines 256: stroke Engage in sexual intercourse.
1991		M. Myers et al. Wayne’s World [film script] She’s tested very high on the strokability scale.
1999		‘The Master Pimp’ Pimp’s Rap 198: His body was drenched with sweat. He was stroking with the craftsmanship of a professional cocksman.
2016		A. Wheatle Crongton Knights 19: ‘I bet you haven’t even stroked her yet’.
2020		Cardi B ‘WAP’ 🎵 I need a hard hitter, need a deep stroker.

2. to masturbate; also used in a number of combs., e.g. stroke one’s beef, …one’s ego, ...one’s poker, ...one’s steven, ...the bloke, ... the dog, ...the goat, ...the trumpet.

c.1960		in E. Cray Erotic Muse (1992) 356: So stroke! stroke! you master-Betas! / Raise your foaming cocks on high.
1970		T. Southern Blue Movie (1974) 204: If you guys hadn’t been here I think I’d have stroked on that one. Like I had my handkerchief all ready and everything.
1979		Frank Zappa ‘Don’t Eat the yellow Snow’ [live perf. lyrics] I have seen him stroke his weenie.
1989		P. Munro Sl. U.
1992		M. Leyner Et Tu, Babe (1993) 45: I ejaculate and then I just keep stroking until I get an erection and then I stroke until I ejaculate and then I start all over again.
2002		B. Healey ‘U4ME’ [poem] on Originality 🌐 Giving the tadpoles a swimming lesson, coming into your own / One-eyed target practice, polishing the bone / Doing a George Michael, stroking your poker / Makin a living as a chicken choker.
2002		Eight Hand Reviews ‘Devinn Lane’s Succulent Blossom’ Adult Novelty Reviews 🌐 Sorry Devinn, although you are one very sexy bitty, I’d rather stroke myself with nothing but a hand full of spit watching you get back door’d than with this ‘Succulent Blossom’.

3. (UK und.) to slash with an edged weapon.

1950

P. Hoskins No Hiding Place! 192/1: Stroked his ChivvySlashing a person’s face with a razor .