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Dench¹

  • /ˈdɛnt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. An English surname.

dench²

  • /dɛnt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃ

Where it comes from

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

adjective more dench · most dench

  1. UK, slang Excellent; impressive; awesome. ‘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. UK, slang, of a man Well-built, muscular, attractive. 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.

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@misc{dench_2026,
  title = {dench},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dench},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}