giving dap

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