"capaholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capaholics [plural]
Etymology: From cap (“to lie”) + -aholic (“addicted to”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|cap<t:to lie>|-aholic<t:addicted to>}} cap (“to lie”) + -aholic (“addicted to”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} capaholic (plural capaholics)
  1. (derogatory, African-American Vernacular, slang) A person who lies a lot; a serial liar. Tags: derogatory, slang

Inflected forms

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