dabbing

dab-bing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *dab*; the act of touching or applying something lightly and quickly.

  2. 2.

    A dance move popular in hip-hop culture, involving tucking the head into the bent crook of a slanted arm.

Related words

Antonyms: rubbing, scrubbing
See also: dab, dabbed

Etymology

From Middle English dabben, possibly of imitative origin.