Dap Greeting

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Dap is a form of handshake and friendly gesture that has recently became popularized in western cultures. 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. It appears to have been introduced to Western culture through film. For example, the 1936 movie Tarzan Escapes depicts the gesture. 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.