"-nap" meaning in English

See -nap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|kidnap|nocap=1}} back-formation from kidnap Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -nap, {{en-suffix}} -nap
  1. Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or sometimes "abscond with". Tags: morpheme Derived forms: dognap (alt: dognapper, dognapping), bossnap (alt: bossnapper, bossnapping)
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