Hijack
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1920s (originally US): of unknown origin.
wiktionary
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker(“one who holds up”). [1]
etymonline
hijack (v.)
by 1922 (perhaps c. 1918), American English, of unknown origin; perhaps from high(way) + jacker "one who holds up" (agent noun from jack (v.)). In early use "to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;" sense of "seize an aircraft in flight" is 1968 (also in 1961 variant skyjack), extended 1970s to any form of public transportation. Related: Hijacked; hijacking. Related: Hijacker.
