wetnap

wetnap

English

Etymology

From a brand name (Wetnaps), presumably from wet napkin.

Noun

wetnap (plural wetnaps)

1. Synonym of wet wipe
   • 2006, Dan Krajewski, Lost Souls (page 3)

     I got out a wetnap (old parent habits die hard) and wiped the table's surface clean. When I was through, the wetnap was covered in a thick gray sludge.

   • 2008, Bob Schooley, ‎Mark McCorkle, Liar of Kudzu (page 148)

     The goal was to rid Bobby Ray of his wetnaps. I thought about having Justine distract him while I slipped them out of his pocket, but I'm a liar, not a pickpocket.