dank

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

υγρός

δυσάρεστα νοτερός

Συνώνυμα

moist

damp

humid

clammy

wet

soggy

swampy

mildewed

dampened

moistened

moldy

musty

rainy

saturated

undried

dewy

drenched

liquid

Μεταφράσεις

moite

humide

húmedo

feucht

nemli

rutubetli

yaş

klam

fort

malsano y húmedo

vochtig

pegajoso

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/dæŋk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: danke

Συγγενές με Σουηδικά: dank

Συγγενές με Ισλανδικά: dökk

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Νορβηγικά: dǫkk

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: damp

Συγγενές με Μέσα Άνω Γερμανικά: 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.