English Explanatory Dictionary

cap on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cap on.wav

Word forms

cap on caps on capping on capped on

Etymology

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

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