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Origins of 'dank'... used in the 70's, came from the Dutch...

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Question by dankmiser
Submitted on 10/6/2003
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Origins of 'dank'... used in the 70's, came from the Dutch term "Dank u vel" which means "thank you very much". The a in Dank is pronounced like the a in "ha"


Answer by greeny
Submitted on 6/7/2004
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so how did it start getting used in slang to talk about good smoke?

 

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