Master Ace

dap

noun
Published on
approval, respect;
a handshake or fist-bump to greet someone or show respect
(in greetings, the gesture is often preferred as a masculine alternative to a hug)
Collocates bitch3, thug2, strapped2, gat2, what's up2, crew2, all that2, bitch, blast, bounce, bust a cap, bust, cat, club, cool, digits, loc, Mac, mad, move, peel someone's cap, projects, rap, rap, rap, roll, slab, and shit, slang, tap, thizzle, trap, trife, mean-mug, burner, true dat, fifth, -ass, hater, pound, rapper, feel, rapping, front, gangsta, hoe, homie, ki, lac
Etymology pre hip-hop, from the early 1970s
Synonyms props, respect
Related concepts pound
Rhymes back3, that2, all that2, slap2, map2, rap2, lacks, MAC, peel my cap, plaque, raps, relax, strapped, tap, bust a cap, attack, clap, Black, cats, facts, gat, haps
Timeline
Show 77 more examples

Origins of Cited Artists

Artifacts

dap

transitive verb
Published on
to acknowledge, respect (someone), especially with a handshake or fist-bump
(occasionally phrasal with "off", "up", or "down")
Collocates hoe2, bitch2, cop, down with, ese, hate, head, homie, on the low, play, triflin, East New York, Ian, Ion, Ac, and shit, club, tryna, -ass
Etymology Derives from dap
Related concepts props, respect
Rhymes Artifacts, cast, that, Ac
Timeline
Show 31 more examples

Origins of Cited Artists

Or check out the index