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"There is a widespread belief that "daps" is taken from a factory sign - "Dunlop Athletic Plimsoles" which was called "the DAP factory". However, this seems unlikely as the first citation in the Oxford English Dictionary of "dap" for a rubber soled shoe is a March 1924 use in the Western Daily Press newspaper; Dunlop did not acquire the Liverpool Rubber Company (as part of the merger with the Macintosh group of companies) until 1925."

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on June 30th 2011 at 12:58:01

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Daps: Black (usually) canvas shoes you wear in PE with a bit of elastic at the top. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 12:38:19
- Plimmys (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 30, 12:49:51
  - "Gym shoes" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 12:54:55
  - I remember them being either too big or too small to wear comfortably. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 12:53:23
  - LMWTFY* (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 30, 12:53:18
    - "The Plimsoll Sensation" (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 30, 13:07:50
      - Not sure this clarifies whether it is interesting or dull (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 13:11:45
        
        Oh! I was hoping it would be a whole book about daps. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 13:28:47
        
        That would be a corker wouldn't it (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 13:30:57
    - Oooh (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 30, 12:59:31
    - Brom knew, me too, (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 12:56:07
    - I'm surprised I've never heard of that book before. Sounds like a cracking read. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 12:55:10
      - it does n'all - and i reckon he'd've fitted in right well on here (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 13:13:09
      - He he n/m (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 30, 13:03:26
- "pooomps" oop here. Are they also sneakers? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 12:45:25
  - Sneakers seemed very American. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 12:49:14
    - that's because it probably doesn't (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 12:58:01
      - Well I never! You learn something, then have to quickly re-learn something, (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 13:03:25
    - I've never heard of "daps". Certainly wasn't a Cambridge term (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 12:54:31

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