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carjacking

The correct spelling is carjacking.

How to pronounce carjacking

verb

Say it like: Car-jak-ing

The correct spelling is carjacking. To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). For example: "Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

Usage Examples

Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!

These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
  2. 2.To forcibly steal (a vehicle).

noun

  1. 1.The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.

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