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Definitions for dank
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Princeton's WordNet
clammy, dankadjective
unpleasantly cool and humid
"a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"
Wiktionary
danknoun
A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
dankverb
To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.
dankadjective
dark, damp and humid.
The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
dankadjective
highly potent
That was very dank marijuana.
Etymology: From danke, first recorded circa 1310 (as verb; circa 1410 as noun), Germanic: perhaps from Scandinavian or.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DANKadjective
Etymology: from tuncken, Germ. Skinner.
He her the maiden sleeping found,
On the dank and dirty ground William Shakespeare, Mids. Night’s Dream.Yet oft they quit
The dank, and, rising on stiff pinions, tour
The mid aereal sky. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 440.Through each thicket, dank or dry,
Like a black mist, low creeping, he held on
His midnight search. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 179.Lawrence, of virtuous father, virtuous son,
Now that the fields are dank, and ways are mire,
Where shall we sometimes meet, and by the fire
Help waste a sullen day? John Milton, Paradise Regained.By the rushy-fringed bank,
Where grows the willow and the osier dank,
My sliding chariot stays. John Milton.Me, in my vow’d
Picture, the sacred wall declares t’ have hung
My dank and dropping weeds
To the stern god of sea. John Milton.To wash the skins of beasts and fowls herewith, would keep them from growing dank in moist weather. Nehemiah Grew.
Wikipedia
dank
The German American National Congress (German: Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress) (also known as DANK) is a national German-American nonprofit organization in the United States founded in 1959. It was established to unite Americans of Germanic descent, while preserving their heritage and traditions. With over 30 chapters and more than 100 associated members throughout the country, DANK is the largest organization of German-Americans.
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dank
Dank originally refers to unpleasantly damp or wet conditions, often used to describe places like basements or forests. However, in contemporary internet slang, "dank" is often used to describe something that is extraordinarily good, especially referring to high-quality marijuana, interesting Internet memes, or anything that is considered impressive or high-quality. The context in which the term is used often determines its specific meaning.
Webster Dictionary
Dankadjective
damp; moist; humid; wet
Danknoun
moisture; humidity; water
Danknoun
a small silver coin current in Persia
Etymology: [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field, Icel. dkk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to daggle dew.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dank
dangk, adj. moist, wet.—n. (Milt.) water.—adj. Dank′ish, somewhat dank or damp. [Perh. conn. with dew. See also Daggle.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
dank
Moist, mouldy: a sense in which Shakspeare uses it; also Tusser-- "Dank ling forgot will quickly rot."
Rap Dictionary
danknoun
See marijuana. Go on and hit the dank -- Too $hort, but I won¹t stop smokin dank till I retire -- Master P (Half On A Bag Of Dank)
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DANK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dank is ranked #76275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Dank surname appeared 252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dank.
90% or 227 total occurrences were White.
4.3% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
2.3% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dank in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of dank in a Sentence
Nationally, Dank Vapes were the most commonly reported THC-containing product by hospitalized EVALI patients, but a wide variety of products were reported, with regional differences.
Im pretty lit and dank me dudez, lets go get a drink ehhhh
she dreams dreams wrapped in unknown skins. sweat scented covers are tossed aside in her urgency. she dreams recklessly of reckless abandonment in a dark, dank world.
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