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
I snickered and shook my head while giving him dap.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Was this the guy who just the other day had dapped me in the hallway?
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Ford ran around the ring and dapped his homies in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 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
“He just dapped me up,” Murray said grinning.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
Momma dapped the back of my head and said, “Kenneth Bernard Watson, you’d best quit actin’ so silly and give your grandmother a good hug!”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
“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
The linkages between modern dapping and African handshakes aren’t a coincidence.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
Atlanta hip-hop legend T.I. greeted the duo backstage after the performance, dapping it up while exclaiming, “Love to see it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
“It’s always great when he comes around because everybody loves my lil’ man being in the locker room, coming up and shaking everybody’s hand, dapping everybody up,” Galloway said.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 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
