rap

rap
{{11}}rap (n.) early 14c., "a quick, light blow, stroke," also "a fart" (late 15c.), native or borrowed from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. rap, Swed. rapp "light blow"); either way probably of imitative origin (Cf. slap, clap). Slang meaning "rebuke, blame, responsibility" is from 1777; specific meaning "criminal indictment" (Cf. rap sheet, 1960) is from 1903. Meaning "music with improvised words" first in New York City slang, 1979.
{{12}}rap (v.) mid-14c., "strike, smite, knock," from RAP (Cf. rap) (n.). Meaning "talk informally" is first recorded 1929, popularized c.1965 in Black English, possibly first in Caribbean English, from British slang meaning "say, utter" (1879), originally "to utter a sudden oath" (1540s), ultimately from rap (n.). Meaning "to perform rap music" is recorded by 1979. Related: Rapped; rapping. To rap (someone's) knuckles "give light punishment" is from 1749.

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