Is it cap because of capslock or what is the origin?
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DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 years ago
On god, you cappin’ rn fr
“Honestly, you are lying right now for real”
A hater gets caught lackin’ in the crib and you think that’s my vibe
“Someone who doesn’t like me get caught without enough to defend themselves in the house, and you think that what I’m about/like”
Deadass, I’m bussin’.
“…in all seriousness, I’m great/fantastic/amazing.”
Iapar@feddit.de 2 years ago
chetradley@lemmy.world 2 years ago
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”.
Iapar@feddit.de 2 years ago
Thanks for the explanation and link!
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 years ago
“Cap” is short for “captions”, in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
hardaysknight@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s not true
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
Interesting as the second caption should be I am the one who knocks right?
redbeardgecko@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It was pretty funny on an unintended meta level because the Italian verb for knocking is “bussare.”
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
Huh the more you know. Thanks.
redbeardgecko@lemmy.world 2 years ago
To be clear I’m fairly sure that that was not intended, but still :P