DAP (gene)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing them.
Noun
- plimsoll
- 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, 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.
- 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books (1988), page 169
Verb
to dap
- To run or go somewhere quickly.
- I'll just dap down to the shop.