noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Grand theft auto; the theft of a motor vehicle. Philippines

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of carnap form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Blend of car + kidnapping, from the 1970s

Related phrases

grand theft auto

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