dank

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. Dark, damp and humid.
2. (figuratively) Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.
3. (Internet, ironic, often) Great, awesome.
4. Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based.

Noun

1. (uncountable) Moisture; humidity; water.
2. (uncountable) Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere.
3. (slang, uncountable) Strong, high-quality cannabis.

Verb

To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

Noun

A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

Conceptes

humit

enganxós

Sinònims

moist

damp

humid

clammy

wet

soggy

swampy

mildewed

dampened

moistened

moldy

musty

rainy

saturated

undried

dewy

drenched

liquid

Traduccions

moite

humide

húmedo

feucht

nemli

rutubetli

yaş

klam

fort

malsano y húmedo

vochtig

pegajoso

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dæŋk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: danke

Cognat amb suec: dank

Cognat amb islandès: dökk

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: dǫkk

Cognat amb neerlandès: damp

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: damph

In summary

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”).
Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased.