dank
adjective/dæŋk/
/dæŋk/
- (especially of a place) slightly wet, cold and unpleasant
- a dark dank cave
Extra Examples- It was a small place with a dank smell.
- The cold dank air made him shiver.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDank is used with these nouns:- basement
- cave
- corridor
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dank ‘marshy spot’.Want to learn more?
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