Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 13:13:48 +0000

From: Aaron Drews aaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LING.ED.AC.UK

Subject: Re: stoked



I've noticed that most of the responses about hearing "stoked"

come from surfing communities. Somebody from Florida, the original from

Hawaii, and I know I heard it in LA. Stoked means excited or fired up or,

(a good Scots term) chuffed.

I know AHD doesn't list it as regional, but does anybody know of

it being found anywhere inland? It may be in mainstream language, but is

it in non-coastal language?

Aaron







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