dap
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9.1
- noun
- /dæp/
- Slang
:
choque de puños
- Jamal smiled and greeted his friend with a friendly dap before heading into the café.
Like it's really fun for my high school and junior high friends, grammar school, even to that degree friends like give me daps.
- Like it's really fun for my high school and junior high friends, grammar school, even to that degree friends like give me daps.
Examples
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Cheeba and Mantan laugh, giving each other some dap.
Fiction book (2000) -
Now, give me some dap, right there on the edge.
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Let's see a dap, man.
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But I gots to give you some dap.
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Demetrius, what's up big dap?
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- I will give you some daps, Schmidt.
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After their successful presentation, the team celebrated with a joyful dap to show their camaraderie.
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He walked into the room and gave everyone a quick dap to say hello.
Synonyms
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1.0
A quick downward movement of the head to show agreement or greeting
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1.0
A short greeting where two people hold and shake hands
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2.7
To touch or slap someone's raised hand with your own to celebrate
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1.0
An act of holding and moving someone's hand up and down as a greeting
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8.3
A light playful touch on the nose or cheek to show affection
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2.7
Holding and moving another person's hand as a greeting or sign of agreement
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2.9
A firm hold of another person's hand as a greeting or agreement
How Intimate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dap for a friendly greeting comes from modern slang for special handshakes and light taps used in African American communities; think of a short, sharp touch like the word tap, so a dap is a quick, respectful 'tap' or 'handshake' between friends.