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Meaning
Verb
●
To
press
lightly
in a
repetitive
motion
with a
soft
object
without rubbing.
●
To
apply
a
substance
in this way.
●
To
strike
by a
thrust
; to
hit with
a
sudden
blow
or
thrust
.
●
To
apply
hash oil
to a
heated
surface
for the
purpose
of
efficient
combustion.
●
In Dance:
To
perform
the
dab
dance move
, by
moving
both
arms
to
one side
of the body
parallel
with your head.
Noun
●
A
soft
tap
or
blow
; a
blow
or
peck
from a bird's
beak
; an
aimed
blow
.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
A
soft
,
playful
box
given in
greeting
or approval.
●
A small amount, a
blob
of some
soft
or
wet
substance.
A small amount of
hash
oil.
●
In British English:
Fingerprint.
●
In Dance:
A
hip hop
dance move
in which the
dancer
simultaneously
drops
the
head
while
raising
an
arm
,
briefly
resting
their
face
in the
elbow
,
as if
sneezing
into their
elbow
.
●
A dabbler.
●
One
skilful
or
proficient
; an
expert
; an adept.
●
In Flatfish:
A small
flatfish
of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
●
In American English & Flatfish:
A
sand dab
, a small
flatfish
of
genus
Citharichthys.
●
Initialism of
digital
audio
broadcasting.
Adv
●
With a
dab
, or
sudden
contact.
Adj
●
Bad.
Name
●
Initialism of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (a pro-Beijing
political party
in the HKSAR)
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Origin
dab
English
dabbe
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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