English Explanatory Dictionary

carnap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To steal a motor vehicle.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

carnap carnaps carnapping carnaping carnapped carnaped

Etymology

From car + -nap, formed in allusion to kidnap based on an erroneous belief that the latter specifically refers to the kidnapping of children.

Synonyms

hijack
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