# carnap

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To steal a motor vehicle.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carnap