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rape vans

rape vans is the plural of rape van.

Meaning of rape van

Noun

rape van (plural rape vans)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A vehicle with a large interior body having no windows or blocked windows, such that it would be easy to lure or force a person inside and thereafter conceal their presence in the vehicle in order to commit a sexual assault against them.
    • It would be difficult even to raise questions about the accuracy of the rape van story, however, in the highly emotional atmosphere of a slide show; you'd be accused of "not believing the women."1997, Wendy Kaminer, True Love Waits: Essays and Criticism, page 133

Questions about rape vans

What is rape vans the plural of?
Rape vans is the plural of rape van.

Words near rape vans in the dictionary

  1. rape tools
  2. rape trauma syndrome
  3. rape tree
  4. rape trees
  5. rape van
  6. rape vans
  7. rape whistle
  8. rape whistles
  9. rape-cake
  10. rape-cakes
  11. rape-play

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