Dank
adjective
Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
The cellar was dark and dank.
Often appears as...
- dank cellar
- dank air
adjective
Extremely high quality; often refers to drugs especially marijuana.
I only smoke the dankest weed.
Often appears as...
- dank weed
- dank kush
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
In internet culture, it refers to meme that is specifically weird, surreal or nonsensical.
That's a dank meme you got there.
Often appears as...
- dank meme
- dank jokes
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
The cellar was dark and dank.
Often appears as...
- dank cellar
- dank air
adjective
Extremely high quality; often refers to drugs especially marijuana.
I only smoke the dankest weed.
Often appears as...
- dank weed
- dank kush
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
In internet culture, it refers to meme that is specifically weird, surreal or nonsensical.
That's a dank meme you got there.
Often appears as...
- dank meme
- dank jokes
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often used to describe unpleasant places or atmospheres with a focus on humidity and discomfort.
I avoided the dank basement because it made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Brings to mind dark, wet spaces that might be seen in horror movies or old buildings.
The abandoned house had a particularly dank attic that looked straight out of a horror scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid for People
Not commonly used to describe a person as it may come off as strange or rude.
He has a dank personality isn’t appropriate; it confuses the mood with humidity and odors.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often used to describe unpleasant places or atmospheres with a focus on humidity and discomfort.
I avoided the dank basement because it made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Brings to mind dark, wet spaces that might be seen in horror movies or old buildings.
The abandoned house had a particularly dank attic that looked straight out of a horror scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid for People
Not commonly used to describe a person as it may come off as strange or rude.
He has a dank personality isn’t appropriate; it confuses the mood with humidity and odors.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often used to describe unpleasant places or atmospheres with a focus on humidity and discomfort.
I avoided the dank basement because it made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Brings to mind dark, wet spaces that might be seen in horror movies or old buildings.
The abandoned house had a particularly dank attic that looked straight out of a horror scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid for People
Not commonly used to describe a person as it may come off as strange or rude.
He has a dank personality isn’t appropriate; it confuses the mood with humidity and odors.
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Video examples
Seafood and Survival PIPE...
air into this warm dank dense sultry sexy smelling spicy environment oh I mean it's really cool you're just in a totally different world and then he said I've still got all this hot water what I'm gonna do with it I know you know we cows caviar and bananas that's it caviar that's what I had forgotten
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Why should you read...
But the impact of carrying out this unthinkable act proves to be more than he was prepared for. Though the novel is sometimes cited as one of the first psychological thrillers, its scope reaches far beyond Raskolnikov’s inner turmoil. From dank taverns to dilapidated apartments
Video examples
Thomas P. Campbell:...
and it was pretty apparent why. Tapestries were portable. You could roll them up, send them ahead of you, and in the time it took to hang them up, you could transform a cold, dank interior into a richly colored setting.
Video examples
Seafood and Survival PIPE...
air into this warm dank dense sultry sexy smelling spicy environment oh I mean it's really cool you're just in a totally different world and then he said I've still got all this hot water what I'm gonna do with it I know you know we cows caviar and bananas that's it caviar that's what I had forgotten
Video examples
Why should you read...
But the impact of carrying out this unthinkable act proves to be more than he was prepared for. Though the novel is sometimes cited as one of the first psychological thrillers, its scope reaches far beyond Raskolnikov’s inner turmoil. From dank taverns to dilapidated apartments
Video examples
Thomas P. Campbell:...
and it was pretty apparent why. Tapestries were portable. You could roll them up, send them ahead of you, and in the time it took to hang them up, you could transform a cold, dank interior into a richly colored setting.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
John Francis Daley
American Actor
Ever since I was 7 years old, I was writing. I remember being in the basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I'd play Nintendo 64 with them after we'd rehearse this stupid play that I wrote.
Quote examples
Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.
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Kristan Higgins
American Novelist
Honestly, my entire childhood could be summed up with one word: Reader. I was always hunched over a book; in fact, I was the only kid in the world who got paler in the summer, because I'd sneak down into our cool, dank cellar and sit alone with a book for hours.
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Michael Ian Black
American Comedian
Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and watching my ledgers fill themselves with ink.
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer
I think that emotional marks are made early on. Even if you can rationalize them as you grow up, they still leave that dank sadness you can never truly shake.
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Rick Wilson
American Author
If Trump claimed something was the most luxurious, it was likely a dank, low-end casino in Atlantic City.
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Noah Centineo
American Actor
Sweet Tarts are dank. 10/10.
Quote examples
John Francis Daley
American Actor
Ever since I was 7 years old, I was writing. I remember being in the basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I'd play Nintendo 64 with them after we'd rehearse this stupid play that I wrote.
Quote examples
Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.
Quote examples
Kristan Higgins
American Novelist
Honestly, my entire childhood could be summed up with one word: Reader. I was always hunched over a book; in fact, I was the only kid in the world who got paler in the summer, because I'd sneak down into our cool, dank cellar and sit alone with a book for hours.
Quote examples
Michael Ian Black
American Comedian
Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and watching my ledgers fill themselves with ink.
Quote examples
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
I think that emotional marks are made early on. Even if you can rationalize them as you grow up, they still leave that dank sadness you can never truly shake.
Quote examples
Rick Wilson
American Author
If Trump claimed something was the most luxurious, it was likely a dank, low-end casino in Atlantic City.
Quote examples
Noah Centineo
American Actor
Sweet Tarts are dank. 10/10.
Example 1 of 7
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