Dap
Origin
Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
Full definition of dap
Noun
dap
(plural daps)- (Bristol, Wales, usually in plural) A plimsoll.
- 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, , Penguin Books (1988), page 169:I somehow expected them to shout obscenities, and was glad I had come ordinarily dressed, in a sports shirt, an old linen jacket, jeans and daps.
Verb
- (Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.I'll just dap down to the shop.
- To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action. in metalworking is the technique of creating a hollow indentation, also known as doming, dishing or dapping.dapping is to rebound or adopt a rebounding action, e.g. to fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly onto the water, in the manner that some insects lay eggs in the water.