[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dap" (Noun and Verb)

[Shapiro, Fred]

dap (OED, n4, 1971 [25 Apr.])  1971 Newsweek 11 Jan. 37/1 (ProQuest)  Everywhere [in Vietnam], black GI's perform the "dap," a wrist-grasping, palm-slapping ritual that is also known as the "power exchange" or the "liberation handshake."

dap (OED, v2, 1971 [25 Apr.])  1971 Newsweek 11 Jan. 37/1 (ProQuest)  "In the beginning, you know, we used to dap sort of quietly on the side," says a black soldier.

Fred Shapiro



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