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title: "Dab"
canonical: "https://openvibe.meme/m/dab"
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# Dab

HTML: [Dab](https://openvibe.meme/m/dab)

Internet meme · Classic

# Dab

Dab, or dabbing, is a gesture/dance move in which a person leans into a bent arm while the other arm is extended, used as a gesture of triumph or playfulness and described as an internet meme since 2014.

- First seen: 2014-01-01
- Last seen: 2026-10-31
- Uses cited: 4
- Revision: 2

## Where it started

Dab, or dabbing, is a gesture in which a person leans forward into the bent crook of a slanted, upward angled arm, while raising the opposite arm out straight in a parallel direction. It appears to be similar to someone sneezing or coughing into an elbow. Since 2014, dabbing has been used as a gesture of triumph or playfulness, becoming a youthful fad and Internet meme.

## The use timeline

1. 2014-01-01

    

   A dance move where a person drops their head into a bent, slanted arm, with the other arm out straight and parallel.
2. 2014-01-01

    

   Wikidata Q23308964: Dab — dance move.

## Examples

CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Gokudabbing.

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