dark

dark
adj
1.
British
behaving harshly, unfairly or unpleasantly (to another person). Used in this way the term is part of the slang code heard among London teenagers since the 1990s. It probably originated in the black Caribbean community, although the same word was employed to mean stupid or obtuse in 17th-century English slang.
► 'I didn t like it that he was actin' dark.' (Recorded, North London schoolboy, 1993)
2.
stylish, impressive. This sense of the word derives from its use to describe 'moody, deep' drum 'n' bass music in the later 1990s.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Dark — (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dark — adj 1 Dark, dim, dusky, obscure, murky, gloomy mean partly or wholly destitute of light. Dark, the ordinary word and the most general of these terms, implies a lack of the illumination necessary to enable one to see or to identify what is before… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dark — [adj1] lack of light aphotic, atramentous, black, blackish, caliginous, Cimmerian, clouded, cloudy, crepuscular, darkened, dim, dingy, drab, dull, dun, dusk, dusky, faint, foggy, gloomy, grimy, ill lighted, indistinct, inky, lightless, lurid,… …   New thesaurus

  • dark — dark; dark·en; dark·en·er; dark·ish; dark·lins; dark·ly; dark·ness; dark·some; dark·ling; bow·dark; dark·lings; …   English syllables

  • dark — [därk] adj. [ME derk < OE deorc, gloomy, cheerless < IE * dherg < base * dher , dirty, somber > DREGS] 1. a) entirely or partly without light b) neither giving nor receiving light ☆ 2. giving no performance; closed [this theater is… …   English World dictionary

  • Dark — Жанры дум метал дэт метал индастриал метал готик метал Годы 1991 1999 …   Википедия

  • Dark — (d[aum]rk), n. 1. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light. [1913 Webster] Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dark — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with little or no light. 2) of a deep or sombre colour. 3) (of skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black. 4) secret or mysterious. 5) (darkest) humorous most remote or uncivilized. 6) depressing or cheerless …   English terms dictionary

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  • Dark — ist der Name folgender Personen: Angel Dark (* 1982), slowakische Pornodarstellerin und Aktmodell Anita Dark (* 1975), ungarische Pornodarstellerin Eleanor Dark (1901–1985), australische Schriftstellerin Gregory Dark (* 1957), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dark — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dark puede referirse a: Dark: Término utilizado para referirse a la subcultura gótica Dark (España): un canal de televisión español. Obtenido de Dark Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

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