dap

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To run or go somewhere quickly.
  • To create a hollow indentation.
  • To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.
  • To greet with a dap.

Origin

  • , from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
  • US 1971, originally by black soldiers during the Vietnam war, associated with Black Power movement. Originally an elaborate handshake, later specifically a fistbump.
  • Verb originally give dap. Presumably , or influenced by tap, dab, etc. Alternatively, from earlier slang usage as abbreviation of dapper. Also explained as an acronym, such as “Dignity for Afro People” or “Dignity And Pride”; this may be a backronym or unrelated, though this is unlikely.

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