When you use a fork to eat ice cream because you put your silverware in upside down in the dishwasher and only the forks and knives come out clean.
"Why in the world are you raking right now?"
"Because all of my spoons are dirty."
In social media, "raking" is posting provocative statements or questions (political, racial, etc.), then gathering the replies in facebook or retweets, or other user posted info in response to the original post. The "raker" then takes the selected replies and puts them in an article or podcast, claiming to be the author. (It's like clickbait without the click)
When Johnny posted " T/F: Whiteness erases indigeneity", and then "T/F: Whiteness erases culture", he was just raking for his next podcast.
Fighting a forest fire in Finland
The people of Findland can be found raking the forests to reduce the chance of US type forest fires.
a phrase of destress when you are in pain.
*stubs toe* "owww, fudge me with a rake!"
Rake: An old-fashioned term for a man who behaves in an immoral way, for example by having sexual relationships with a lot of women. Similar to the female term, "slut."
"John is a rake who only seeks women for sexual relations."
fake ass bitch who does no work
"Girl tried to hit me up when I made it big, she such a fuckin rake"
A word used by white people to call someone with the name 'Rakhitha' when they struggle to pronounce their real name.