Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of carnap
nouncarnapping (plural carnappings)
plural carnappings
- PhilippinesGrand theft auto; the theft of a motor vehicle.
Origin
Blend of car + kidnapping, from the 1970s
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carnapping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnapping
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“carnapping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnapping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnapping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnapping.
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