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DAPEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
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Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗dapEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗dapEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
US 1971, originally by black soldiers during the Vietnam war, associated with Black Power movement. Originally an elaborate handshake, later specifically a fistbump. Verb originally give dap. Presumably onomatopoeic, or influenced by tap, dab, etc. Alternatively, from earlier slang usage as abbreviation of dapper. Also explained as an acronym, such as “Dignity for Afro People” or “Dignity And Pride”; this may be a backronym or unrelated, but accords with phrasal use as “give DAP” (compare “give respect”). More speculative etymologies derive it from Vietnamese đẹp (“beautiful”), though this is unlikely.
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Is *kʷē̆d- / *kʷō̆d- a securely attested prehistoric word?
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