Nico being more vocal

[P.O.T.S. VOL]

I can't imagine using such a dumb phrase.

That's because you're old.

 

[Other_Guy]

That's because you're old.

I was unaware 33 was that old.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Fahr Nico!!!!

 

[Carl Pickens]

Somebody want to translate "dap me up"?

A hand motion used to greet someone similar to a handshake or fist bump. The people "Dapping up" will bring their opposite hands together, sliding them against each other, and locking their fingers for a brief moment before retracting their hands. White/suburban people will usually mistake this phrase for "Dab me up."
"Bro what you are doing, dap me up"
"We haven't seen each other in 2 years and you aren't even going to dap me up???"

 

[Christian Lowe]

Lots of different ways to do it, not a new thing. That expression goes back at least to the 60s, when I learned it.

It originates from black soldiers in Vietnam. So you were on the forefront. You either had a lot of black friends or served to have learned it back then.

 

[wrangler]

It originates from black soldiers in Vietnam. So you were on the forefront. You either had a lot of black friends or served to have learned it back then.

That's actually where I heard it from, Vietnam era soldiers; not necessarily black, since the units were mixed, and some of the white boys picked it up, too.

 

[feathersax]

Im thinking he has a flat top and they were bringing the Brill Cream out….yeah I’m pretty sure that’s it….”A little dap will do you”

Yes, Brylcreem was the stuff. I still recall the t.v. jingle.

 

[P.O.T.S. VOL]

I was unaware 33 was that old.

Well I'm three...so yeah ..your old.

 

[P.O.T.S. VOL]

I was unaware 33 was that old.

Basically... you're calling something dumb because it bothers you that a newer generation has coined a new phrase.

 

[Other_Guy]

Basically... you're calling something dumb because it bothers you that a newer generation has coined a new phrase.

Because a newer generation? I don't use dumb phrases from any generation

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Somebody want to translate "dap me up"?

Was thinking

 

[Rifleman]

Somebody want to translate "dap me up"?

It means to provide positive reinforcement and praise in a celebratory manner.

I've heard of this concept before, but as someone who has been married for a few decades I have not witnessed it in person--just like many Americans who sadly abide in dap deserts.

 

[Rifleman]

Lots of different ways to do it, not a new thing. That expression goes back at least to the 60s, when I learned it.

Yeah, I learned it at basketball camp in the 80s. Definitely not the newest.