no cap

English

Etymology

From AAVE cap (“to lie, exaggerate”, verb), attested since the early 20th century[1] and popularized by Future and Young Thug in their 2017 track "No Cap".

Interjection

no cap

(African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Used to emphasize that one is telling the truth.
I just found $20 on the ground, no cap.
- 2017, “No Cap”, in Super Slimey‎, performed by Future & Young Thug:
  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 cap

References

Jonathon Green (2023), “cap v.⁵”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

Capon, Ponca, capno-, capon, pocan

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[1] Jonathon Green (2023), “cap v.⁵”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang