dap
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I know you have this other side of you that’s beautiful, with all that dap stuff I still can’t quite get.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
They dap each other up as they criss-cross through the crowd and sing along to the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Back at his familiar post, he had a chance to dap up old classmates from Lewiston High—Fazla had served as class president—as they came by for late-night snacks.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
I shout, walking from behind the wooden counter reserved for the facility’s law clerks to the front area designated for the general population so I can dap him up.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024
“Ooh,” a couple of the guys say, and one or two give me dap as they crack up.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Was this the guy who just the other day had dapped me in the hallway?
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
After the game, a huddle of Huskies — DeBoer included — dapped up Davis on the field.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
It was the first time Wentz and McLaurin had run the fade in camp, McLaurin said, and they dapped excitedly multiple times walking back to the sideline.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2022
I thought just by looking at him he was a quiet person, and when he dapped me up, we was talking and I was like, “I thought you was a quiet person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
"Take half die dogs downstream, I'll go up—•" Wex dapped his hands together loudly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“The fighters genuflecting before him, the commentators dapping him up, talking about how great it is that he’s here.”
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
He has now become the guy who seems like he’s always been there — behind the booth mingling with the DJs, dapping up the designers at the fashion party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
How can one be too sure that the DNA of dapping transferred between Africans of the continent and Africans of the diaspora?
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
But instead of raising his hand for a sub as he hit his 25th minute in the third quarter, Beal was dapping up a fan sitting courtside.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
They all swung their hands toward me, dapping me as Coach continued, "You proved that you can get it if you want it. Now get back on the line."
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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