dank

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

klam

vochtig

klamme

straf

vochtige

Synoniemen

moist

damp

humid

clammy

wet

soggy

swampy

mildewed

dampened

moistened

moldy

musty

rainy

saturated

undried

dewy

drenched

liquid

Vertalingen

feucht

húmedo

humide

moite

yaş

malsano y húmedo

fort

nemli

rutubetli

freddo e umido

pegajoso

úmido

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dæŋk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: danke

Verwant aan Zweeds: dank

Verwant aan IJslands: dökk

Verwant aan Oudnoors: dǫkk

Verwant aan Nederlands: damp

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: 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.