Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US teen) to find a parking space in an area where such discoveries are at best rare.

1982–2004		G. Sculatti Catalog of Cool 🌐 (to) Kojak (verb): To find a usually unavailable parking space. ‘I can’t believe it: a spot right in front of the hotel. I Kojaked!’.
1997–2000		Da Bomb 🌐 17: Kojak: To find an excellent parking space.
2002		Mister DNA 30 June [blog] So I got her at 5 miles and added an extra 150 just tonight, driving all over the Bay Area. 3 bridges, 5 freeways: Oakland, Berkeley, San Rafael, San Francisco, San Mateo, Hayward, and back to Oakland. I even Kojak’ed a parking spot right in front of my place when I got home.