dank

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

umido

freddo e umido

sinonimi

moist

damp

humid

clammy

wet

soggy

swampy

mildewed

dampened

moistened

moldy

musty

rainy

saturated

undried

dewy

drenched

liquid

Traduzioni

humide

feucht

húmedo

moite

nemli

rutubetli

yaş

klam

malsano y húmedo

vochtig

fort

pegajoso

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dæŋk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: danke

Affine svedese: dank

Affine islandese: dökk

Affine norse antico: dǫkk

Affine olandese: damp

Affine tedesco medio alto: 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.