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dip
What does dip mean?
The climactic backward fall in vogue — you drop, one leg folded under you, back hitting the floor on the beat. The mainstream calls it a 'death drop'; ballroom calls it a dip, full stop. Insiders are firm about this: 'death drop' and 'shablam' are outsider names. Land it on the beat and the room loses it.
"Don't call it a death drop in front of the elders — it's a dip, and you hit it on the beat or not at all."
Origin
Harlem ballroom scene; the term predates the mainstream 'death drop', which ballroom insiders reject as inaccurate.
Frequently asked questions
What does dip mean in crypto?
A dip is a short-term drop in an asset's price, often seen by optimists as a chance to buy at a discount.
What does 'buy the dip' mean?
It's the strategy of buying an asset while its price is temporarily down, betting it will recover and rise again.
How is a dip different from a crash?
A dip is a modest, temporary pullback expected to recover, whereas a crash is a larger, sharper decline that may signal a deeper downtrend.
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