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v&

v& adjective: arrested by law enforcement.

Adjective

v& (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Arrested by law enforcement.
    • He later told CW that he had been "v&" or "vanned" by the police, and he expressed surprise that the police showed him detailed transcripts of his conversations.2012 FBI names, arrests Anon who infiltrated its secret conference call Ars Technica
    • The hacker says he thinks he is about to be v&, or “vanned,” meaning being raided by law enforcement, sometime soon.2015 13-year-old credited with hacking CIA director’s AOL account gives bizarre, possibly final interview Daily Dot

Origin of v&

Derived from vanned (simple past and past participle of van), supposing that the ampersand is pronounced as and.

Questions about v&

What does v& mean?
V& means arrested by law enforcement.
What part of speech is v&?
V& is an adjective.

Words near v& in the dictionary

  1. V signs
  2. V speed
  3. V speeds
  4. V triad
  5. V triads
  6. v&
  7. V&A
  8. v's
  9. V*
  10. V-
  11. V-1

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