Hijack
Etymology and History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7146047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Sayers (0000-0001-9406-6649, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 494-495 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-769X • E-ISSN: 1940-3364 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0895769x.2024.2393384 |
| OpenAlex | W4401783169 |
| Language | EN |
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has entries for hijack as noun and verb, and the latter is glossed as follows: To steal (contraband or stolen goods) in transit, to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler
Art · Etymology · Literature · Classics · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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