Gizmodo

What does it mean to “poke” someone on Facebook? Is it flirty, friendly, or even annoying? The answer is all of the above, and somehow, none at all. The ambiguous feature was largely invisible for many years, but now Facebook is reporting a 13x spike in poking in the last month.

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illustration of a finger poking a smiley face
Facebook Poke is back, baby!
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A photo collage combining a lighted sign for the Poke Papa restaurant in Washington, DC, with a picture of two poke bowls from the restaurant and an inset photo of Insider reporter Alex Bitter.
Poke has become popular far beyond Hawaii.