cap on

verb

Etymology

From cap (“a lie or exaggeration”) + on.

Definitions

  1. To spread caps (lies) or false rumors (about someone)

    To spread caps (lies) or false rumors (about someone); to slander (someone); to insult (someone's) family.

    • That guy is always capping on me—don't believe a word he says.
    • For the first few weeks I didn't say anything when the guys capped on me. My lack of response only encouraged them to bear down, and they capped on me mercilessly.
    • And when somebody started calling us, when somebody started capping on you, talking about you, saying, well capping is a whole bunch of derogatory statements thrown at eachother^([sic])...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA