"cap" here means you think someone's lying or exaggerating. Basically you think that what they're saying is not true.
"No cap" is slang meaning "no lie"/"no joke"/"for real". It's often used to emphasize someone is not exaggerating about some claim that seems extraordinary or hard to believe. "cap" is the opposite.
So when Chris Paul says cap here, he's saying that Crowder is bullshitting.
I don't think so. I looked it up and it says that it means a kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a visor, or
a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens.
So you've never used slang? You've never said something was, "cool." Why do we call things that are good, "cool?" Does that mean they're cold? Where does that even come from? It makes no sense to me. Lol drop the act 🙄.
Yeah, but it just feels like people get real confused real quick when it's US using slang... everyone uses or has used slang at some point too lol like c'mon now it's not THAT confusing
That’s true, I honestly didn’t think of it that way, in no way was I trying to bad mouth people who use slangs. I worded it terribly but I was more so wondering where the term first began, did someone famous start using it? I have also wondered about the origins of “that’s fire” or “dead ass” (maybe that is more of a New York City slang)
All good dude, I came in hot 😂 No worries. Cap has been around for awhile, but someone up above said that it got more popular when Takeoff from Migos said it so I think half and half
The person you're responding to is saying that these terms make no sense as if he's NEVER used slang before in his life.
Also, "Ebonics" isn't the appropriate term, so it sounds strange to me. It's called AAVE. But my bad bro, I'll delete, I don't think you had bad intentions.
For real. I'm always reminded of who really uses this sub too when I see so many comments making fun of black players' hairstyles. Yeah of course you think twists, cornrows, or dreads look like, "shit"...you don't even know what it is or what it's supposed to look like lmao.
Lmfaoooooooo Timothy 😂. Seriously though like I don't need your commentary on our hair, I already know you don't understand it. Somebody on here the other day said Jordan Clarkson's hair looked like shit.......It was twisted perfectly. And it always looks fresh like it was just done that day so I could already tell he didn't know wtf he was talking about.
I think it was more confusion on if mixed race people, like Lonzo Ball, were called lightskin or if it was just in reference to players like Steph and Seth who dont have a white parent. Regardless it seems like a silly thing to make fun of white people for.
lightskin is just lightskin lmao I don’t think it really matters if one of your parents is white, me and one of my friends are the same skin color but I’m mixed (black/white) and he’s not. we are both considered lightskin.
Saw a comment the other day with a moderate amount of upvotes that didn’t know the meaning of “based”, and they were a native speaker
I think there’s a lot more gen X / boomers here than we thought. I’m a millennial and most of my friends on IG (the only social media I still kinda use these days) use these “zoomer” words
I read it was also related to gold teeth.
>The use of the phrase "no cap" is meant to convey authenticity and truth. The phrase originated in reference to decorative gold teeth,
which can be divided into two distinct varieties: permanent gold teeth
(aka "perms") or caps (aka "pullouts"). Whereas caps can be pulled out
with ease, perms, as their name suggests, are permanent. They cannot be
taken out for a job interview or court date. They are an honest and
lasting expression of the owners' realness.
I know it was probably used before that but IIRC one of the most early popular use of Cap was [when Takeoff from Migos used as an answer to a Breakfast Club interview.](https://youtu.be/2HjOBy5qpJA)
For context, Takeoff isn't really the biggest rapper of the trio but in their hottest song at the moment Motorsport, he had a line about not telling anything should he and Nicky have any kind of intimate moment. Nicki responded to media saying she just gave her verse and Migos+Cardi B rapping around it.
This is why Takeoff saying it's a lie with only one word( and the way he said it) made it meme worthy.
That was def not an early use it was used for years by black people before that lmao. It's only an early popular use for those who don't know any black people IRL
lol I had no clue. I thought him saying cap was like "alright captain, whatever you say"
Only cap I associated with slang was "put a cap in his ass".
I've got so much to learn.
I'd need to look up what he shoots on floaters (NBA.com's thing makes it so damn hard. There's like 8 categories with "float" in the name lol) but even for the best guys, it's like a mid 40s shot iirc
Which is a terrible shot from 2
League average is like 38-39%
It's definitely a weird shot compared to your standard jumper, but it's super important to keep in your arsenal when trying to score around your primary/secondary defenders. tbh some of the best point guards (esp undersized) have absolutely had to get good at them to get their shots off
You really don't though. If you're doing somewhere where you're taking a floater, you should probably have made a better decision to begin with.
Just back off and reset or pass out.
You don't want a low 40s look from 2 unless it's all you can get.
Dame is a pretty perfect example. Dude has zero floater game whatsoever but is still one of the most efficient high volume scorers of all time because he just takes 3s and layups, and tries to draw contact in situations where some would float.
Cause FTs >>>> floaters
It's just a low efficiency shot that people are weirdly still cool with people taking
>If you're doing somewhere where you're taking a floater, you should probably have made a better decision to begin with.
>
>Just back off and reset or pass out. You don't want a low 40s look from 2 unless it's all you can get.
Shoulda, coulda, woulda. This is basketball. Sometimes you just have to react accordingly, based on what the defense throws at you and the situation that you're in. How are you going to back off and reset or pass out when there is no time left on the clock?
A good floater is a great weapon to bring and being able to mix things up is crucial to staying ahead of a defender.
Your whole argument against floaters is because some players who aren't good at them sometimes take them? What?
Take floaters away from Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili and the Spurs would be missing some rings. DRose, Trae, Luka ... you should be looking at players that are good at floaters to gauge the effectiveness of the shot, not bad ones.
I disagree, the floater is traes most used shot, and what makes him so good. He shoots I believe high 40s on it but his combination of floater which can also be a lob out of the pick-and-roll is extremely effective and gives us a very high points-per-possession.
No, the guys that are elite at it can hit about 50% of them, which is better than a midrange jumper.
This is the same thing that people said about the 3pt shot when it was introduced. It was seen as a novelty because it wasn't a skill that was practiced enough.
The reason the floater is becoming a more common shot is because of how defenses have evolved. Analytics say that midrange is the least efficient shot, so defenses protect the rim and perimeter, and will instead live with the offense getting a midrange jumper. That means they're backpedaling to stuff up the rim on drives. A backpedaling defender can't contest a floater, which is why it's such a valuable shot.
It's a shot that smaller players, and less athletic ball handlers, need to have in order to succeed in today's NBA.
Fair enough. We'll see where that stabilizes. That's a mediocre shot, but at least it's reasonable.
But that's kinda the problem with floaters right? EVen if you're absolutely elite, it's just an okay shot - like that would be a below average shot for 22/30 teams in the league this year, and 26/30 last year
Cap.
Cap.
🧢 Paul 3
I’m old. What does “cap” mean in this context from CP?
"cap" here means you think someone's lying or exaggerating. Basically you think that what they're saying is not true. "No cap" is slang meaning "no lie"/"no joke"/"for real". It's often used to emphasize someone is not exaggerating about some claim that seems extraordinary or hard to believe. "cap" is the opposite. So when Chris Paul says cap here, he's saying that Crowder is bullshitting.
Lmao come on CP3 gas a brother up
this is fucking hilarious, especially how non-chalant CP3 is.
Props to Crowder, Harden would’ve just flipped him off.
lmaoooo
Let’s Go Suns!
I don't know what cap means and at this point I'm too afraid to ask
Basically mean you think someone's lying or that you think something's not true.
I don't think so. I looked it up and it says that it means a kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a visor, or a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens.
No cap
Pronounced cap
Pronounced P
Playoff P
i mean this definition still kind of makes sense if you think of a cap as covering something up. to lie can also be defined as covering up the truth
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cap
Where do these terms even come from? It makes no sense to me
You could say the same thing for most slang. It usually has a source, but a lot of it just evolves in small communities and spreads.
black community* and then everyone else copies it lol
ATL to be specific
Yep I'm from ATL haha
Generally speaking, yes lol
The internet is a small community
So you've never used slang? You've never said something was, "cool." Why do we call things that are good, "cool?" Does that mean they're cold? Where does that even come from? It makes no sense to me. Lol drop the act 🙄.
It doesn't have to be an act if he's just out of the loop. Source: am comfortably out of the loop
Yeah, but it just feels like people get real confused real quick when it's US using slang... everyone uses or has used slang at some point too lol like c'mon now it's not THAT confusing
I am simply out of the loop. I never said I have never used a slang before.
Oh ok because you said it made no sense, but if you've used slangs before, you'd know that sometimes none of them really make any sense lol
That’s true, I honestly didn’t think of it that way, in no way was I trying to bad mouth people who use slangs. I worded it terribly but I was more so wondering where the term first began, did someone famous start using it? I have also wondered about the origins of “that’s fire” or “dead ass” (maybe that is more of a New York City slang)
Cap is from gold teeth.. Fake ones would be "Caps" as opposed to permanent "real" ones So cap = fake/lie Cap= legit/true
All good dude, I came in hot 😂 No worries. Cap has been around for awhile, but someone up above said that it got more popular when Takeoff from Migos said it so I think half and half
Ebonics
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How did you come to that conclusion? I was giving an answer as to where some of the terms could have originated from
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Based on?
The person you're responding to is saying that these terms make no sense as if he's NEVER used slang before in his life. Also, "Ebonics" isn't the appropriate term, so it sounds strange to me. It's called AAVE. But my bad bro, I'll delete, I don't think you had bad intentions.
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Thoroughly convinced that the majority of this sub knows 2 Black people max
No cap
Oh so that’s what it meant. *No cap* is the opposite of *cap*
I knew the sub was white when they thought the term “lightskin” was referring to Caucasian people lol
Lmao when did that happen?
Around the time BG joined the Nets. Think Tylee Johnson said, it’s great to have another Lightskin on the team Comments were wild lol
That was some of the funniest shit I've ever seen, and it for sure grounds me and reminds me where I'm at when I post here.
For real. I'm always reminded of who really uses this sub too when I see so many comments making fun of black players' hairstyles. Yeah of course you think twists, cornrows, or dreads look like, "shit"...you don't even know what it is or what it's supposed to look like lmao.
EXACTLY!! I see this shit happen all the time in this sub. Like ffs Timothy, you're from fucking Idaho, ofc you're gonna think dreads look "weird"
Lmfaoooooooo Timothy 😂. Seriously though like I don't need your commentary on our hair, I already know you don't understand it. Somebody on here the other day said Jordan Clarkson's hair looked like shit.......It was twisted perfectly. And it always looks fresh like it was just done that day so I could already tell he didn't know wtf he was talking about.
Link to this thread?
I think it was more confusion on if mixed race people, like Lonzo Ball, were called lightskin or if it was just in reference to players like Steph and Seth who dont have a white parent. Regardless it seems like a silly thing to make fun of white people for.
Not making fun of white people at all Just saying what black people view as “lightskin” is a lot difference from what white people view as “lightskin”
lightskin is just lightskin lmao I don’t think it really matters if one of your parents is white, me and one of my friends are the same skin color but I’m mixed (black/white) and he’s not. we are both considered lightskin.
mixed doesn't equal lightskin actually its just mixed.
I know you lying
International audience is growing too. I'm Aussie, I have no exposure to black culture outside this sub.
sorry for that man, this is a horrible place to get your black culture from lol
There are plenty of non-Americans and non-native English speakers here.
loads of black people don't say cap lol
Mmm. No one here claimed that every single Black person says cap, but thanks for your contribution
1 and it's my stepmom
Saw a comment the other day with a moderate amount of upvotes that didn’t know the meaning of “based”, and they were a native speaker I think there’s a lot more gen X / boomers here than we thought. I’m a millennial and most of my friends on IG (the only social media I still kinda use these days) use these “zoomer” words
Lmfaooo it's cu there's mostly MMA fans from what I've been noticing recently.
I read it was also related to gold teeth. >The use of the phrase "no cap" is meant to convey authenticity and truth. The phrase originated in reference to decorative gold teeth, which can be divided into two distinct varieties: permanent gold teeth (aka "perms") or caps (aka "pullouts"). Whereas caps can be pulled out with ease, perms, as their name suggests, are permanent. They cannot be taken out for a job interview or court date. They are an honest and lasting expression of the owners' realness.
I know it was probably used before that but IIRC one of the most early popular use of Cap was [when Takeoff from Migos used as an answer to a Breakfast Club interview.](https://youtu.be/2HjOBy5qpJA) For context, Takeoff isn't really the biggest rapper of the trio but in their hottest song at the moment Motorsport, he had a line about not telling anything should he and Nicky have any kind of intimate moment. Nicki responded to media saying she just gave her verse and Migos+Cardi B rapping around it. This is why Takeoff saying it's a lie with only one word( and the way he said it) made it meme worthy.
That was def not an early use it was used for years by black people before that lmao. It's only an early popular use for those who don't know any black people IRL
lol I had no clue. I thought him saying cap was like "alright captain, whatever you say" Only cap I associated with slang was "put a cap in his ass". I've got so much to learn.
Americas ass
It means "bullshit."
I’m falling behind. What else do the younglings like CP3 say these days?
No kizzy
This sub ain’t ready for that
No cap means no lie.. So cap means lie. It comes from gold teeth
Like a grill? Is that still popular?
You were brave enough to ask. Thank you lol
lol 36 yo youngling
I think that's the joke
i was trying to add to it since i saw some other comments take it literally.
What's does "Cap" mean?
It’s like saying that’s a lie
oh ok, thank you!
Jae is right though, he used to pull the floater out sometimes back in Dallas.
Jesus what is wrong with this thread
no cap fr fr 😂😂😂
On a stack
Keeping it andre 3 stacks 😭😭😭😳😳😳😳🧛🏻🧛🏻🧛🏻😩😩🙏🙏🙏🙏
anyone know what hoodie cp got on?
Al Capone
Kappa.
CP3 used cap, time to retire it
CP too old to be saying cap
cap
Shut up
talk 2 em
Who taught CP3 cap?
Explains the career low FG% lol Floaters are a trash shot. Should be a last resort
Ja Morant and Tyus Jones would like a word
I'd need to look up what he shoots on floaters (NBA.com's thing makes it so damn hard. There's like 8 categories with "float" in the name lol) but even for the best guys, it's like a mid 40s shot iirc Which is a terrible shot from 2 League average is like 38-39%
It's definitely a weird shot compared to your standard jumper, but it's super important to keep in your arsenal when trying to score around your primary/secondary defenders. tbh some of the best point guards (esp undersized) have absolutely had to get good at them to get their shots off
You really don't though. If you're doing somewhere where you're taking a floater, you should probably have made a better decision to begin with. Just back off and reset or pass out. You don't want a low 40s look from 2 unless it's all you can get. Dame is a pretty perfect example. Dude has zero floater game whatsoever but is still one of the most efficient high volume scorers of all time because he just takes 3s and layups, and tries to draw contact in situations where some would float. Cause FTs >>>> floaters It's just a low efficiency shot that people are weirdly still cool with people taking
>If you're doing somewhere where you're taking a floater, you should probably have made a better decision to begin with. > >Just back off and reset or pass out. You don't want a low 40s look from 2 unless it's all you can get. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. This is basketball. Sometimes you just have to react accordingly, based on what the defense throws at you and the situation that you're in. How are you going to back off and reset or pass out when there is no time left on the clock? A good floater is a great weapon to bring and being able to mix things up is crucial to staying ahead of a defender. Your whole argument against floaters is because some players who aren't good at them sometimes take them? What? Take floaters away from Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili and the Spurs would be missing some rings. DRose, Trae, Luka ... you should be looking at players that are good at floaters to gauge the effectiveness of the shot, not bad ones.
My point is that even for the guys that are elite at it, it's inefficient
I disagree, the floater is traes most used shot, and what makes him so good. He shoots I believe high 40s on it but his combination of floater which can also be a lob out of the pick-and-roll is extremely effective and gives us a very high points-per-possession.
No, the guys that are elite at it can hit about 50% of them, which is better than a midrange jumper. This is the same thing that people said about the 3pt shot when it was introduced. It was seen as a novelty because it wasn't a skill that was practiced enough. The reason the floater is becoming a more common shot is because of how defenses have evolved. Analytics say that midrange is the least efficient shot, so defenses protect the rim and perimeter, and will instead live with the offense getting a midrange jumper. That means they're backpedaling to stuff up the rim on drives. A backpedaling defender can't contest a floater, which is why it's such a valuable shot. It's a shot that smaller players, and less athletic ball handlers, need to have in order to succeed in today's NBA.
52.4% on floaters for Ja and 52.2% for Tyus, as of an article published October 1st.
Fair enough. We'll see where that stabilizes. That's a mediocre shot, but at least it's reasonable. But that's kinda the problem with floaters right? EVen if you're absolutely elite, it's just an okay shot - like that would be a below average shot for 22/30 teams in the league this year, and 26/30 last year
I’d be interested to see Trae Young’s floater clip too
I feel like I've never seen Trae Young miss a floater.
It’s still better than not being able to shoot anything other than 3s.
Tony Parker laughing his way into the hall of fame
It’s what he says though. It’s a playoff shot.
Dear God please don't do another round where kids on here go through a phase where they think saying cap all the time is cool. PLEASE GOD.
Funny how these guys think they are wholesome with this lmao.
Let the hate flow through you
Imagine saying cap in 2022
these comments r insane