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gappen.

to steal, to appropriate oneself something

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɣɑpə(n)/
  1. to steal, to appropriate oneself something

    Netherlands · informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”), from Polish chapać. Attested since 1875.

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