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give dap

give dap verb: to greet (someone) with a dap (a kind of handshake); to dap up.

Verb

give dap (third-person singular simple present gives dap, present participle giving dap, simple past gave dap, past participle given dap)

  1. To greet (someone) with a dap (a kind of handshake); to dap up.
    • Rather than extending a firm handshake and a cordial word or two while passing out the rings, Silver stood there and gave dap — that is, a more intricate, intimate handshake — to pretty much every player.2016 January 31, Andrew Keh, “Adam Silver and the Art of Giving Dap”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2024

Forms of give dap

third-person singular presentgives dap
present participlegiving dap
pastgave dap
past participlegiven dap

Questions about give dap

What does give dap mean?
Give dap means to greet (someone) with a dap (a kind of handshake); to dap up.
What part of speech is give dap?
Give dap is a verb.
What is the past tense of give dap?
The past tense of give dap is gave dap.

Words near give dap in the dictionary

  1. give chase
  2. give credit
  3. give credit where credit is due
  4. give cry
  5. give curry
  6. give dap
  7. give dome
  8. give ear
  9. give face
  10. give forth
  11. give gray hair to

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