English edit

Etymology edit

From a brand name (Wetnaps), presumably from wet napkin.

Noun edit

wetnap (plural wetnaps)

  1. Synonym of wet wipe
    • 2006, Dan Krajewski, Lost Souls, page 3:
      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.
    • 2008, Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Liar of Kudzu, page 148:
      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.