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no cap

/noʊ kæp/

no cap interjection: used to emphasize that one is telling the truth.

Interjection

  1. (African-American Vernacular) Used to emphasize that one is telling the truth.
    • I just found $20 on the ground, no cap.
    • Yellow diamonds like banana, that's cap / Put some dirt in Mello Yello, no cap / Rockin' Maison Margielas, that's cap / Red bitch, Cinderella, no cap2017, “No Cap”, in Super Slimey, performed by Future and Young Thug
    Synonyms:
    no 🧢

Synonyms of no cap

Origin of no cap

From AAVE cap (“to lie, exaggerate”, verb), popularized by the rappers Future and Young Thug in their track "No Cap" (2017).

Words formed from no cap

Questions about no cap

What does no cap mean?
No cap means used to emphasize that one is telling the truth.
What part of speech is no cap?
No cap is an interjection.
How do you pronounce no cap?
No cap is pronounced /noʊ kæp/.

Words near no cap in the dictionary

  1. no brown in town
  2. no bucks, no Buck Rogers
  3. no bueno
  4. no buts
  5. no can do
  6. no cap
  7. no chance
  8. no changer
  9. no changers
  10. no chill
  11. no cigar

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