-nap

suffix

Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with".

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with".

Origin

Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap.

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Cite this entry
APA

-nap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-nap

MLA

“-nap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-nap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-nap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-nap.

Source: -nap on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.