Talk:dark

Same as dull?

Does dark always mean dull or vice versa? — This unsigned comment was added by 87.194.35.230 (talk) at 15:22, 8 October 2006.

No. Black is always dark, but could be, for example, shiny. White is not dark; but it could be dull, flat. DCDuring TALK 20:40, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Military(?) slang?/nomenclature for time

...as in "Zero Dark Thirty"? --Nat (talk) 00:51, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

We have zero dark thirty: are you suggesting a broader use of dark in such phrases? Equinox ◑ 14:52, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Dark vowels

This doesn't cover "dark vowels" in phonetics. Equinox ◑ 19:02, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[1], [2], [3], [4]

"dark vowel" = "back vowel"? --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 18:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes. Created dark vowel (but perhaps we still need something here, if one can say "[vowel] is dark", etc. Equinox ◑ 14:53, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Closed (of theatre, etc.)

Apparently it can also mean something like "closed down; not in use", as of a theatre or TV studio. Obviously this is hard to attest because those places can also be literally dark, dimly lit. Equinox ◑ 14:54, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

before/after dark

why are there entries for before/after dark but not for before/after midnight? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:14, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Dark

(Withdrawn) 01:30, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

One YouTube video isn't much. Your vague suggestion needs some great print citations, please. (Remember that "dark" and "black" have had sinister connotations forever, because humans are afraid of the dark. Not racism!) Equinox ◑ 01:32, 12 September 2023 (UTC)