This is the 'muntik na' of hitting something. Imagine a speeding jeepney almost hitting you, but it just brushes against your backpack. That's 'dumaplis'. It's a near miss. In basketball, when the ball hits the rim but doesn't go in, 'dumaplis sa aro'. Sa chismis, when an accusation almost hits you but is really for the person next to you, 'dumaplis lang'.