Use dap up in casual speech for people greeting or acknowledging each other with a hand gesture, not for formal handshakes or the shipping abbreviation DAP.
Use dap up in casual speech for people greeting or acknowledging each other with a hand gesture, not for formal handshakes or the shipping abbreviation DAP.
He dap up misses the needed verb form, and dap up should not be confused with the trade abbreviation DAP.
Formed from dap, U.S. slang for a stylized hand greeting associated especially with African American usage from the Vietnam War era. Its origin is uncertain, with suggested links to tap or dab, while acronym explanations such as "dignity and pride" are usually treated as later explanations.