-nap

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nap"

English

Etymology

Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap.

Suffix

-nap

1. Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with".

Usage notes

• Verbs formed with this suffix are typically found in their gerund-participle forms (in -napping), and in derived agent nouns (in -napper).

Derived terms

• dognap (dognapper, dognapping)
• bossnap (bossnapper, bossnapping)

English terms suffixed with -nap

bikenap

birdnap

booknap

bossnapping

carnap

catnap

dognap

petnap

teen-nap

womannap

Anagrams

• ANP, NPA, PAN, PNA, Pan, Pan., pan, pan-