- Gedanken in German is the word for thoughts, and a “gedanken experiment” is a thought experiment that frequently is used in science circles for examining possibilities of experiments in the mind. This term then was used to describe the thought of devising an order for a delicious meal. “It was more than just a day-dream; he was gedankening about Mala Sichuan tonight.”
Gedanken
zero derivation; verb
Thinking about eating a dank meal.
Etymology : Gedanken (noun) widens from a definition of “thoughts”, to gedankening (verb) – to think about food.
Source : This term popped up on the way to a dinner outing with friends. October 5, 2017.
Last modified: 3 December 2017