{"id":2039,"date":"2020-08-20T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T20:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:38:45","slug":"what-is-dank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/products-and-how-to-consume\/what-is-dank","title":{"rendered":"What does \"dank\" mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As ubiquitous as \u201cdank\u201d may be in cannabis culture, it's a term with many meanings. Dank can refer to the high quality of a particular product and a specific aroma of cannabis. Recent research has even revealed that dank is, in fact, a precise combination of terpenes present in particular cultivars of cannabis \u2014 like OG Kush and Diesel, for example. But what does the word mean exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat is dank slang for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the Oxford Dictionary,\u00a0dank means \"unpleasantly moist<\/a>.\" It was first used in Middle English and is thought to be of Scandinavian origin. Dank maintained its meaning well into the rise of underground cannabis culture<\/span> when the term \"dank weed\" began to describe high-quality bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Cannabis\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
Dank cannabis typically exudes a gassy, pungent aroma that's a signature of most OG strains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t