cap'n

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæpn̩/, [ˈkæʔm̩]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

cap'n (plural cap'ns)

1. (informal) Contraction of captain used as a title.

   Aye aye, cap'n!

   • 2024 December 16, Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, “The Finale” (15:59 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎^[1], season 6, episode 11, spoken by Nadja of Antipaxos (Natasia Demetriou):

     “If you really feel like you need a special ending to this, you have about an hour to make it hap'n, cap'n.” “Actually, now, about a half hour.”

Translations

Informal contraction of captain

• French: cap’taine m
• Russian: кэп (ru) m (kɛp) (nautical)
• Spanish: capi m or f

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