English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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carnap (third-person singular simple present carnaps, present participle carnapping or carnaping, simple past and past participle carnapped or carnaped)

  1. (Philippines, originally US) To steal a motor vehicle.