dank

[ dangk ]

adjective

, dank·er, dank·est.

1. unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly:

   a dank cellar.

   Synonyms: soggy, sticky, muggy, clammy, wet

2. Slang. (of marijuana) excellent; high quality:

   There was plenty of booze and dank weed at the party.

3. Slang. (of an internet meme) passé or clichéd; out of touch; having missed the cultural Zeitgeist.

noun

1. Slang. high-quality marijuana:

   We were just chilling out and smoking dank together.

dank

/ dæŋk /

adjective

1. (esp of cellars, caves, etc) unpleasantly damp and chilly

Derived Forms

• ˈdankness, noun
• ˈdankly, adverb

Other Words From

• dankly adverb
• dankness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dank¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English probably from Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish dänka, Norwegian dynke “to moisten,” cognate with Old Norse dǫkk “water hole”

Word History and Origins

Origin of dank¹

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dank marshy spot

Example Sentences

She suffered no more beatings—just solitary confinement in an underground cell always dark and dank and cockroach-infested.

From The Daily Beast

It was dark, dank, the walls charcoal-colored, the feeling of a cave.

From The Daily Beast

Bodies in mortuaries, bodies in ponds, bodies under houses, and in dank boarding houses.

From The Daily Beast

Next thing he knows, the rebel is waking up in a dank cave centuries later.

From The Daily Beast

“It was dark and dank and the children were rarely, if ever, taken outside,” Wright notes.

From The Daily Beast

She sank back on the dank floor of the cave and buried her face in her dirt-stained hands.

From Project Gutenberg

The dank vapours of Covent Garden are sweet in the nostrils of many a cockney reveller.

From Project Gutenberg

He charged up the canyon, fumbling in his parka for more shells, and crashed through dank high brush into a shadowy clearing.

From Project Gutenberg

Barnacles had fastened upon the hull, and long tresses of green, dank seaweed hung trailing from the iron paddle-wheels.

From Project Gutenberg

His face, which bore traces of more than common beauty, was now white and pinched; his hair hung dank about his forehead.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chilly
• damp
• humid
• muggy
• steamy
• sticky
• wet