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carnap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
car-nap
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To steal a motor vehicle.

name

A surname.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

carnaps (present, singular) carnapping (participle, present) carnaping (US, participle) carnapped (participle, past) carnapped (past) carnaped (US, participle) carnaped (US, past) Carnaps (plural)

Derived Forms

Carnapian

Synonyms

hijack

Questions

What does carnap mean?
To steal a motor vehicle.
Where does carnap come from?
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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