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dap¹

(dăp)

intr.v. dapped, dap·ping, daps

1. To fish by letting a baited hook fall gently onto the water.

2. To dip lightly or quickly into water, as a bird does.

3. To skip or bounce, especially over the surface of water.

[Probably alteration of dab.]

dap²

(dăp)

1. An elaborate gesture of greeting developed by African American soldiers during the Vietnam War, usually consisting of a handshake and other maneuvers such as hand slaps and a fist bump.

2. A fist bump.

tr.v. dapped, dap·ping, daps

To greet by means of a dap.

[African American Vernacular English, of unknown origin.]

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daps

(dæps)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) dialect Southwest English a pair of plimsolls

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