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minus-squareIapar@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIs it cap because of capslock or what is the origin?
minus-squarechetradley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoIt’s believed to have been a part of black American slang for decades, possibly from the term “high-capping” which essentially means bragging. Rapper E-40 used the term in his 1995 song “Da Bumble”. https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/08/some-history-meanings-of-african.html?m=1#:~:text= to believe.-,"no cap,about something hard to believe
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·6 months ago“Cap” is short for “captions”, in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
Is it cap because of capslock or what is the origin?
It’s believed to have been a part of black American slang for decades, possibly from the term “high-capping” which essentially means bragging. Rapper E-40 used the term in his 1995 song “Da Bumble”.
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/08/some-history-meanings-of-african.html?m=1#:~:text= to believe.-,"no cap,about something hard to believe
Thanks for the explanation and link!
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“Cap” is short for “captions”, in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
That’s not true