daps

Pounds with fists

Daps is a greeting or gesture of respect, typically a fist bump or elaborate handshake: Give me some daps.

The word emerged from Black American slang and spread through hip-hop culture.

To dap someone up is to greet them this way: He dapped up his friends as he walked in.

In British English, daps are canvas sneakers or plimsolls.

fistbump

pound

Weight, strike, or kennel

bump · spud · props · acknowledge · salute · touch · connect · respect · solidarity · handshake

footwear

plimsolls

Simple canvas footwear

laces · slip-ons · kicks · sandshoes

acknowledgment

respect

Regard with honor

nod · tribute · honor · credit · kudos · congratulations · praise · shout-out · thanks · commendation

streetwear

kicks

Slang for shoes

high-tops · low-tops · sneakerheads · hype · drops · colorways · retro · collectible

devices

hi-res

High-definition, casually

Categories
Opposites
greeting style

dapscold shoulder

Intentional dismissive treatment

snub · handshake · brush-off · rebuff · shunning

footwear formality

dapsdress shoes

Elegant footwear for occasions

formal shoes · Oxford shoes · brogues · leather shoes · high heels

formality of greeting

dapshandshake

Mutual palm-gripping gesture

curtsy · bow · salute · genuflection · kowtow

Phrases
Family

dapper, dappled, dapple, dap, dapperness, dappling

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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G