oke

• Rhymes: -əʊk

oke

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of ache
2. (obsolete) simple past tense of ake

See oka

oke (plural okes)

1. (historical units of measurement) Alternative form of oka.
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

• oke in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Borrowed from Afrikaans [Term?].

oke (plural okes)

1. (South Africa, slang) Man; guy; bloke.
   • 1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's Lekker, Thick South African Joke Book, page 106:

     An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you haven't changed.'

   • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:

     I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.

   • 2009 (2016), Kevin Richardson, Part of the Pride: My Life Among the Big Cats of Africa, page 39:

     When that oke talked, I listened.

• EKO, Keo

ok +‎ -e

oke

1. eighthly

oke

1. Rōmaji transcription of おけ