v&

adjective

Arrested by law enforcement.

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Meanings

adjectivev& (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangArrested by law enforcement.

    The hacker says he thinks he is about to be v&, or “vanned,” meaning being raided by law enforcement, sometime soon.

    2015 13-year-old credited with hacking CIA director’s AOL account gives bizarre, possibly final interview Daily Dot
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    He later told CW that he had been "v&" or "vanned" by the police, and he expressed surprise that the police showed him detailed transcripts of his conversations.

    2012 FBI names, arrests Anon who infiltrated its secret conference call Ars Technica

    On Wednesday night, Motherboard spoke to the teenager accused of being Cracka. "I got fucking v&," he told Motherboard, using "v&," the slang for "vanned," or getting arrested. (At this point, the arrest had not been made public.)

    2016 Teen Allegedly Behind CIA, FBI Breaches: 'They're Trying to Ruin My Life.' Vice

Origin

Derived from vanned (simple past and past participle of van), supposing that the ampersand is pronounced as and.

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APA

v&. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%26

MLA

“v&.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%26. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “v&,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%26.

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