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Cap / No cap

Cap = a lie. No cap = I'm being serious.

What it actually means

'That's cap' means 'that's not true'. 'No cap' means 'I swear I'm not exaggerating'. You may also see the 🧢 emoji used on its own to call someone a liar.

In the wild

i studied for six hours no cap

I studied for six hours, genuinely.

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Based
Admirably true to yourself.
Bet
OK / deal / sure.
Bussin
Really good — almost always about food.
FR / Frfr
Seriously. I mean it.

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