dabs

Pats on gently

Dabs are small, quick touches or applications: a dab of butter, a few dabs of paint.

To dab is to press lightly and repeatedly, as when dabbing a wound with gauze.

In cannabis culture, dabs are concentrated doses of THC extract, typically vaporized and inhaled—potent enough that the noun became a verb: We dabbed all afternoon.

Separately, the dab is a brief dance move where one drops the head into a bent elbow.

concentrate

wax

Pliable waterproof substance

resin · rig · torch · banger · terpenes · extract · hash · oil · distillate · honeycomb

application

pat

Gentle palm stroke

  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • blotMark left by spillage
  • spongeAbsorbent cleaning material

spot · stipple · gentle · light · apply · cotton · swab · cloth · ointment · perfume

quantity

bit

Small amount or portion

touch · drop · hint · smear · speck · trace · pinch

gesture

fist-bump

Knuckle-to-knuckle greeting

  • saluteGestural sign of honor
  • waveOscillating motion through medium
  • nodBrief head tilt

acknowledge · greeting · celebratory · high-five · flex · pose · signal · emote

dance

hit

Successful contact or strike

  • whipStrikes or aerates
  • poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
  • armsUpper body limbs

hiphop · viral · trend · moves · sneeze · choreography · beat · groove · tutorial · TikTok

Categories
Opposites
quantity/amount

dabsglobs

Rounded shapeless masses

gobs · slathers · clumps · heaps · loads

application technique

dabsstrokes

Gentle touches, swimming styles

rubs · smears · spreads · wipes · slathers

skill level (British slang)

dabsnovice

Inexperienced newcomer to field

amateur · incompetent · bungler · beginner · klutz

Phrases
Family

dab, dabbing, dabbed, dabber, dabbers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG