Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

v&

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: v&
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arrested by law enforcement.

Slang

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Slang

Frequently Paired Words

b&

Questions

What does v& mean?: Arrested by law enforcement.
Where does v& come from?: Derived from vanned (simple past and past participle of van), supposing that the ampersand is pronounced as and.

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