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title: "no cap · GenZ Decoded"
description: "no cap: No lie; for real, used to stress you are being truthful. Example: \"That was the best burger I've ever had, no cap.\" Meaning and usage."
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# no cap

Gen Z[#honesty](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/honesty/)

**Meaning.** No lie; for real, used to stress you are being truthful.

See it in a sentence

That was the best burger I've ever had, no cap.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    no cap,[dead dogs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead-dogs/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [real talk](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/real-talk/)

- Gen X

    [straight up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/straight-up/)

- Boomer

    [for real](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/for-real/)

- Plain English

    no lie

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## Related slang

- [legit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/legit/): Genuine or authentic; also used as an intensifier meaning truly.
- [ngl](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ngl/): Not gonna lie; used before an honest opinion.
- [Not me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/not-me/): Admitting to something ironically
- [On God](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/on-god/): I swear; being completely honest

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