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dank

  [dangk]
–adjective, -er, -est.
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME (adj. and n.), prob. < Scand; cf. dial. Sw dänka, Norw dynke moisten, c. ON dǫkk water hole

Related forms:
dankly, adverb
dankness, noun

Synonyms:
wet, clammy, muggy, sticky, soggy.
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dank   (dāngk)   
adj.   dank·er, dank·est
Disagreeably damp or humid. See Synonyms at wet.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
dank'ly adv., dank'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
dank [dæŋk]

  1. mod.
    very good. : We stopped for a while in this real dank little bistro on the main boulevard.
  2. mod.
    very bad. : Class was so dank today. I thought I would die of terminal boredom.
  3. n.
    potent, moist marijuana. (Said to be stored away from light.) : I'll take dank any day.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dank 
c.1400, earlier as a verb (c.1310), now obsolete, meaning "to moisten," used of mists, dews, etc. Perhaps from Scand. or German. Now largely superseded by damp.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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