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ONADdap (2)

dap (2)

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dap2 /dap, dæp /
noun US informal an elaborate handshake that typically involving slapping palms, bumping fists, or snapping fingers:
I knew I had done something right when one of the students put out his hand for some dap
Lance stopped to sign autographs and give dap to folks
everybody laughed and gave daps and high fives.
– ORIGIN 1970s : of uncertain origin; perhaps from tap2 or dab1.