carnap

C3A1R1N1A1P3

verb

To steal a motor vehicle.

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hijack
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Meanings

carnap1

verbcarnap (third-person singular simple present carnaps, present participle carnapping or (rare, US only) carnaping, simple past and past participle carnapped or (rare, US only) carnaped)

present singular third person carnaps · participle present carnapping · US participle present rare carnaping · participle past carnapped · past carnapped · US participle past rare carnaped · US past rare carnaped

  1. PhilippinesTo steal a motor vehicle.

    Synonyms: hijack

Carnap2

proper nounCarnap (plural Carnaps)

plural Carnaps

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo steal a motor vehicle.

Similar
hijack

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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