damp
“damp” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- DAMP (a controversial psychiatric diagnosis made mainly in Sweden and Denmark, now abolished, similar to ADHD)
- hyperactivity, going crazy, etc.
Etymology
Borrowed from English DAMP (“deficits in attention, motor control and perception”).
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