dank.
Dark, damp and humid.
Meaning & usage
Dark, damp and humid.
The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.
That was dank bud.
Great, awesome.
Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”). Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased.
Moisture; humidity; water.
Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere.
Strong, high-quality cannabis.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”). Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased.
To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English danken, from the adjective (see above).
A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
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