dank

[ dangk ]
/ dæŋk /
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adjective, dank·er, dank·est.

unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
Slang. (of marijuana) excellent; high quality: There was plenty of booze and dank weed at the party.
Slang. (of an Internet meme) passé or clichéd; out of touch; having missed the cultural Zeitgeist.

noun

Slang. high-quality marijuana: We were just chilling out and smoking dank together.

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Origin of dank

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dank

dank·ly, adverbdank·ness, noun

Words nearby dank

danish loaf, danish oil, danish pastry, danish west indies, danite, dank, danke, danke schön, dankworth, danl., danmark
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Words related to dank

muggy, humid, damp, steamy, sticky, chilly, wet, close, moist, slimy, soggy, dewy, dripping

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British Dictionary definitions for dank

dank
/ (dæŋk) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of dank

dankly, adverbdankness, noun

Word Origin for dank

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