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Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with". Full definition →
Today it means: Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with". Full definition →
Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.