noun, verb — 9 senses
/dæp/
Etymology Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
Wales, West Country, Plural normally A plimsoll.
Somerset; Bristol; Somerset; Bristol
Business, Carpentry, Construction, Manufacturing A notch cut in one timber to receive another.
Slang Vulva or vagina.
Etymology Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
To run or go somewhere quickly.
Arts, Crafts, Engineering, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Metallurgy, Metalworking, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To create a hollow indentation.
Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.
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.
Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.
A fist bump.
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.
To greet with a dap.
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