dognap

[ dawg-nap, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔg næp, ˈdɒg- /
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verb (used with object), dog·napped or dog·naped, dog·nap·ping or dog·nap·ing.

to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.

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Origin of dognap

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; dog + -nap

OTHER WORDS FROM dognap

dog·nap·per, dog·nap·er, noun

Words nearby dognap

dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatize, Dogme, dog nail, dognap, dog officer, Dogon, do-good, do-gooder, do-gooding
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Words related to dognap

snatch, kidnap, seize, grab, shanghai, remove, sneeze, carry off, make off with, spirit away

British Dictionary definitions for dognap

dognap
/ (ˈdɒɡnæp) /

verb -naps, -napping or -napped or US -naps, -naping or -naped

(tr) to carry off and hold (a dog), usually for ransom

Derived forms of dognap

dognapper, noundognapping or US dognaping, noun

Word Origin for dognap

C20:from dog + kidnap
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