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damp.

DAMP (a controversial psychiatric diagnosis made mainly in Sweden and Denmark, now abolished, similar to ADHD)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

DAMP (a controversial psychiatric diagnosis made mainly in Sweden and Denmark, now abolished, similar to ADHD)
common-gender
hyperactivity, going crazy, etc.
common-gender · figuratively · in-compounds · often · slang
Vilken damp-unge.
Jag får damp på dom.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English DAMP (“deficits in attention, motor control and perception”).

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