/ kəʊk; NAmE koʊk/ noun [ U ]
1.
( informal ) = cocaine
2.
a black substance that is produced from coal and burnt to provide heat
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 2 late Middle English (in the sense charcoal ): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
sense 1 early 20th cent.: abbreviation.