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CAP

What Does CAP Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

CAP means "lie or exaggerate" and "bullet."

Lie or Exaggerate

The word cap and the cap emoji (cap emoji) are used as synonym of lie ("a false or misleading statement") or exaggerate ("represent something as being better or worse than it really is"). They are used to call something out as untrue. For example:
  • Toni: I scored with Lee at the club last night.
  • Ali: CAP. I saw you get the bus on your own.
  • Sam: My cousin is going to get me tickets to Kanye's album launch party.
  • Jo: cap emoji. You're lying.
The origins of the term cap in this context are unclear. However, it gained popularity in 2017, with the release of the song "No Cap," by Atlanta-based rappers Future and Young Thug.

BULLET

The word cap is also used as a synonym of "bullet." For example:
  • If I see you around here again, I'm gonna pop a cap in your ass.

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When I write CAP, I mean this:

meaning of CAP

As well as "lie," cap also means "bullet."

Summary of Key Points for First Definition

"Lie" is, by far, the most common meaning for CAP when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)
CAP
Definition:Lie
Type:Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:guessability level 4

4: Difficult to guess

Typical Users:typical user

Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

Summary of Key Points for Second Definition

"Bullet" is another common definition for CAP. Adults

CAP
Definition:Bullet
Type:Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:guessability level 3

3: Guessable

Typical Users:typical user

Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at CAP

CAP can be used as either a verb (i.e. a doing word) or a noun (an object). For example:
  • Are you capping?
  • (Here, cap is being used as a verb.)
  • That's a cap.
  • (Here, cap is being used as a noun.)

Example of CAP Used in a Text

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