dench

See also: Dench

English

Etymology

Disputed. Purportedly coined by rapper Lethal Bizzle in 2010. Attested from around that time. Compare slang term hench (“muscular”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛnt͡ʃ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʃ

Adjective

dench (comparative more dench, superlative most dench)

  1. (UK, slang) Excellent; impressive; awesome.
    • 2013 June 25, Richard Moynihan, “Top 14 teenage slang translations according to Mumsnet users”, in Metro‎:
    • 2015, “Scrabble stays dench with new words”, in The Independent‎:
    • 2018 March 1, Annie Lord, “There are thirteen types of posh and I am about to tell you which one you are”, in The Tab‎:
  2. (UK, slang, of a man) Well-built, muscular, attractive.
    • 2019 July 27, A Side of Miso, “Final Dench in Japan”, in YouTube:
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