Dap greeting
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Dap is a form of handshake, originating among African Americans, that became popularized in white mainstream society in the United States in recent years. Often used in cricket (touching the gloves), referring to fist bump. The term dap may have originated as an acronym for dignity and pride, or may have been backronymed, and was popularly used by African-American soldiers during the Vietnam War even though as a tradition it has existed in the African-American community for centuries. It appears to have appeared in Western culture through film. For example, the 1936 movie Tarzan Escapes depicts the gesture.[1] Though it can refer to many kinds of greetings involving hand contact, dap is best known as a complicated routine of shakes, slaps, snaps, and other contact that must be known completely by both parties involved. Dap greeting sometimes include a pound hug.[2][3]
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[edit] Overview
It is often confused with the word "tap". It is a ritualized but common form of agreement between two or more people who offer this casual physical contact as an affirmation, congratulations, or other type of agreement with an action, clever phrase, sports event, or when admiring an attractive female or male.
The dap has recently gained widespread attention when a fist bump took place between Barack Obama and his wife before his presidential nomination victory speech,[4] resulting in a number of press articles explaining this custom.[5]
[edit] Vietnamese language origin theories
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'DAP' is a form of handshake originating among black U.S. soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. "DAP" is the Vietnamese word meaning "beautiful". This is how the Vietnamese people viewed the act of giving and receiving "DAP" as it was done by black U.S. soldiers.
[edit] References
- ^ Dr. X's Free Associations, "Photo of the Day: First Documented Knuckle-tap (Dap) Greeting", March 4, 2008
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- ^ Obamas deal out some dap, Kelly L. Carter, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2008.
- ^ Media treat Obama like an artifact of a foreign culture, Eric Deggans, St Petersburg Times, 15 June 2008.
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