Meanings
plural wetnaps
- Synonym of wet wipe.
I got out a wetnap (old parent habits die hard) and wiped the table's surface clean. When I was through, the wetnap was covered in a thick gray sludge.
2006, Dan Krajewski, Lost Souls, page 31 more example
The goal was to rid Bobby Ray of his wetnaps. I thought about having Justine distract him while I slipped them out of his pocket, but I'm a liar, not a pickpocket.
2008, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Liar of Kudzu, page 148Synonyms: wet wipe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of wet wipe.
Origin
From a brand name (Wetnaps), presumably from wet napkin.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
wetnap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetnap
“wetnap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetnap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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