Meaning

4 senses

  1. (uncountable)Moisture; humidity; water.

  2. (uncountable)Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere.

  3. (slang, uncountable)Strong, high-quality cannabis.

  4. (historical)A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Isn't that the dankest shit you've ever smelled?

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  2. Tom's got some dank nugs.

    ruУ Тома забористые косячки. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  3. What makes a meme dank?

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  4. That was dank.

    ruЭто было мощно. — Ooneykcall

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  5. Check out these dank memes!

    ruЗацени эти упоротые мемасики! — Ooneykcall

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Origin

From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic,

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”).

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Forms

plural: danks
Singulardank

uncountable

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dangledangodanishdaodapperdarcy

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