cap'n

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæpn̩/, [ˈkæʔm̩]
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Noun

cap'n (plural cap'ns)

  1. (informal) Contraction of captain used as a title.
    Aye aye, cap'n!
    • 2020 September 24, Garrick Bernard, “Veritas” (5:31 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks‎[1], season 1, episode 8, spoken by Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid):
      “Uh, I think we should do, uh, what you want to do, Cap'n. Cap'n's choice.” “I'm not asking you to kiss my ass. Come on. No wrong answers.” “Uh, okay. We could do evasive maneuver eighty... eight...?” “Is he (bleep)ing serious?” “That was the wrong answer!” “I meant 84.” “In this situation? Are you crazy?” “Mariner!” “Have you not been paying attention? That could get us killed.”
    • 2024 December 16, Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, “The Finale” (15:59 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎[2], 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.”

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