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".
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=%20to%20believe.-,%22no%20cap,about%20something%20hard%20to%20believe
Thanks for the explanation and link!
"Cap" is short for "captions", in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
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