Is it cap because of capslock or what is the origin?
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DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
chetradley@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Thanks for the explanation and link!
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Cap” is short for “captions”, in reference to people lying in the captions of their social media posts.
hardaysknight@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s not true
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Interesting as the second caption should be I am the one who knocks right?
redbeardgecko@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It was pretty funny on an unintended meta level because the Italian verb for knocking is “bussare.”
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Huh the more you know. Thanks.
redbeardgecko@lemmy.world 6 months ago
To be clear I’m fairly sure that that was not intended, but still :P