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Dench

//ˈdɛnt͡ʃ// adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excellent; impressive; awesome. UK, slang

    "‘Oh God I got it so wrong last night when DS2 was being an arse. I told him he was “Dench” and got a beaming smile and a “Thanks mum”!’ – Smoothieooo"

  2. 2
    Well-built, muscular, attractive. UK, slang

    "This is my final Dench update for 2019. I will continue the bulk into 2020 but will also incorporate a short shred at some point during the year."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Dench, from Densc (“Danish”), from Old English Denisc, from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. Doublet of Danish.

Etymology 2

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

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