dap
nounEtymology
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 onomatopoeic, 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, but accords with phrasal use as “give DAP” (compare “give respect”). More speculative etymologies derive it from Vietnamese đẹp (“beautiful”), though this is unlikely.
Definitions
A plimsoll.
- I somehow expected them to shout obscenities, and was glad I had come ordinarily dressed, in a sports shirt, an old linen jacket, jeans and daps.
A notch cut in one timber to receive another.
Vulva or vagina.
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To run or go somewhere quickly.
- I'll just dap down to the shop.
To create a hollow indentation.
To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.
Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.
- ... where many officers look the other way when blacks ‘give dap’ (the power shake) ...
- These bloods just give dap just so they won't be called Uncle Toms.
A fist bump.
To greet with a dap.
Initialism of Democratic Action Party, a Malaysian centre-left political party.
Initialism of digital audio player.
Initialism of double anal penetration.
Initialism of Delivered At Place.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA