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[-] virku@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Is cap short for something, or just a random word selected here?

[-] Lumun@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~I think it refers to a cap (hat), because culturally when you take off your cap it means you are being truthful. Similar to the term "hat in hand"~~

I looked into it more and seems like the origins of cap meaning to lie is unclear. So looks like I was off base

[-] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know. I just googled all of these terms as I am ... old. Origin of "no cap" comes from "high capping" (rap lyrics). https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-cap-cap

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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