dognap

[dawg-nap, dog-]

verb (used with object)

dognapped, dognaped, dognapping, dognaping. 

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

dognap

/ ˈdɒɡnæp /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• dognapping noun
• dognapper noun
• dognaper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dognap¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dognap¹

C20:from _dog + _kidnap

Example Sentences

Q. Should I dognap my neighbors’ neglected pup?:

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Between 11am and 3pm it is so hot - the temperatures regularly get into the 30s and higher - the animals have a dognap and then at 4pm the feeding routine begins again.

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The family film also features one of the greatest Disney villains: Cruella De Vil, who wants to dognap the puppies for Dalmatian fur coats.

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Court documents, however, don’t specify why he allegedly wanted to dognap 7-year-old Bo, the elder of the first family’s two Portuguese water dogs.

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Related Words

• kidnap 
• seize 
• snatch