Where did "smoked" come from?

[XB I GO]

I have read all of my Dad's hunting books that are mostly from the late 1960-s through mid 1980's. I've seen some old videos too. Nobody ever said they "SMOKED" one. I guess my Dad is "old" because he doesn't use that word. Even as a professional hunter my Dad said that word wasn't used much in the past and only got popular in the last 10 years. Dad thinks it started with muzzleloaders who used to say they "made smoke". Does anyone know more about the origin of this saying? We have some school projects to write about and one is the origin of slang where we pick a slang word to write about. This might be something different I can use! Most kids in the class are talking about "lit" and their parents are telling them about "narly"? from the '80's...lol.

[Normous]

Personally, my wife and I don't particularly like hearing "Smoked Him", it sounds sort of disrespectful.
We hear it a lot on some of the TV hunt shows filmed in the US and notice hunting parents teaching the little ones that term

[Boo]

I think it comes with the current marketing trend we have to attract the new young generation. Fast action, overly excited talk and ripping rock music all fits in with the word smoke. None of it helps the young and impressionable kearn to respect the hunt, other hunters and the quarry we seek.

[gerald strine]

urban dictionary.
TOP DEFINITION
Smoke him
when a gangster or wankster wants to shoot somebody.

the whole idea came from the gettho as smokes come out when we fire guns.

[janesy]

My father is retired EMS. "Smoked" as a term has been around for decades, generally being referred to as "killed by a...(insert object that did the killing here)" Incidentally they were also refered to as "shovel calls" you can put two and two together.

Smoked by a car, smoked by a subway. The term works all over

I agree with Norm, not a term I associate with hunting.

[robertyb]

When you hear me say "I smoked him" it will mean he was smoked on my Kamado smoker.

[XB I GO]

I see a lot of these older books call the bullet or the caliber a "pill" or "medicine". That's funny since those things are supposed to fix something not kill it. Weird word use....lol

[gerald strine]

I see a lot of these older books call the bullet or the caliber a "pill" or "medicine". That's funny since those things are supposed to fix something not kill it. Weird word use....lol

Medicine comes from Native Americans you could have strong medicine in battle meaning you were a impressive warrior , or you could have strong medicine in hunting buy being skilled and a good shot.
A shaman could have strong medicine and be known for his healing and visions
In the hunting books strong medicine refers to the hunter being impressed with the power and ability of their hunting arm of choice.
Pill i believe is just a slang for bullet, That bear found my .50 cal Hawken a hard pill to swallow.

[Kegbelly]

We used the term in baseball... when the pitcher blows a fastball by the batter, he smoked it, meaning the ball was moving so fast it was smoking. Same with a good hit, as in he smoked a line drive in the gap for a double, etc. Never used it referring to hunting though, but I get the idea. Slang changes over time, dig it?

[Goose52]

groovy info, kegbelly.

the older i get the more i dislike pop culture and the need to say or own the latest and greatest which somehow makes a person better than others. "reality" tv and hollywood make the need to connect with nature thru hunting and fishing that much more necessary and satisfying. i found ironnoggin's latest hunting saga to be the exact opposite of pop culture and enjoyed it immensely. it represents my preferred reality even tho i don't (and probably can't) hunt like that.

apologies to XB I GO for my rant.
mark

[Doe Master]

You could write a very large book with all the slangs used through the last 30-40 years . Used to be slangs were restricted to an area or group . But now with broad communication we all get inundated with these slangs .
I remember a few years ago here some people got upset with the word " Harvest" . Personally I use the word around non-hunters . Because I truly feel the animals if managed right are a renewable resource .

[rayman]

Where I live in North Florida the taking of an animal has always been referred to most commonly as having "killed" it. When in non-hunting company, a lot of people might say "got". Complete non-hunters will usually ask if I "caught" anything as if I had set a trap for it.

I think DoeMaster is right about the social media. You never know what term my kid and my nephew are going to use next, not just when referring to the taking of an animal, but when talking about anything.