dap
pronunciation
How to pronounce dap in British English:
UK [dæp]
How to pronounce dap in American English:
US [dæp]
Word Origin
- dap (n.)
- fist-bump greeting, with various theories as to origin and name meaning. In U.S. popular black culture by 1972 and controversial during the Vietnam War when used by U.S. soldiers, as it often was regarded by whites as a ritual act of black solidarity. Probably imitative (dap was used in 19c. for the bounce of a ball or the skip of a stone on water). Dap, meanwhile, is listed in the DAS as black slang c. 1950 for "aware, up to date," also "stylish, well-dressed," in the latter case at least a shortening of dapper.
Example
- 1. If a new institution gathers a highly qualified and distinguished academic staff , this staff should be counted as the entity which gets dap .
- 2. Such a provider can , however , exist if it offers the degrees of another institution possessing dap . This is indeed a way forward .
- 3. If it had been , I 'd be standing up here doing a " power dap " with cindy and announcing that joe lieberman was going to be my secretary of defence .
- 4. It is an anomaly that colleges which succeed in ticking regulatory boxes over a period of time can have dap independently of rigorous requirements on staff quality .