Meaning
A smoker — the Patois pronunciation of 'smoker', most often meaning a habitual ganja smoker. A 'herb smoka' lives around the chalice and the spliff, and the word can be neutral, affectionate, or lightly teasing depending on the tone, from a respectful nod to a lifelong herbsman to a gentle jab at someone always wreathed in smoke. It belongs to the everyday talk of the herb and its culture, naming the one for whom the spliff is a daily companion.
Examples
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Him a real herb smoka.
He's a real herb smoker.
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Di smoka dem gather fi reason an blaze.
The smokers gather to reason and smoke.
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She nuh deal wid no cigarette smoka.
She doesn't deal with any cigarette smoker.
Origin
The Patois pronunciation of 'smoker'; usually a ganja smoker.
How it’s used
Chiefly a ganja smoker; also of cigarettes. Compare 'weed head', 'herb man'.