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dank

[dangk]

adjective

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

    a dank cellar.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  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

/ æŋ /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • dankly adverb
  • dankness noun
  • ˈ岹԰Ա noun
  • ˈ岹԰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dank1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English probably from Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish ä԰첹, Norwegian dynke “to moisten,” cognate with Old Norse ǫ “water hole”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dank1

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

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A dank, earthy odor hung in the air, as if mounds of fresh pencil shavings had been scattered over a newly excavated farm plot.

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Many seats, located behind thick steel girders, have obstructed views and the stadium can feel dark and dank on cold Liverpool nights.

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More than 1.4 million people visit each year, walking through the dank cell blocks and taking in exhibits on the Native American occupation.

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On death row, he built a life amid the dank cells of concrete and iron stacked five stories high.

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These are the thoughts running through my mind at 3:30 a.m. in a dank basement on a dance floor my friends and I love to live on.

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When To Use

else does dank mean?

When not describing something as "moist" and "humid" like a basement, dank is a slang term describing something as "excellent," especially marijuana.Dank can also refer to memes that are played out or extremely weird.

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