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dognap

American  
[dawg-nap, dog-] / ˈdɔg næp, ˈdɒg- /

verb (used with object)

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


dognap British  
/ ˈdɒɡnæp /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of dognap

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


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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.

From MSNBC ● Jan. 8, 2016

When Tiny is dognapped and whimpers about never seeing her family again, some kids may get worried/weepy.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017

And then the guy finds his dognapped spaniel in Gale’s basement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2015

“Small-breed, purebred dogs are most prone to dognapping because they are easier and more lucrative to resell,” said Dr. Zac Pilossoph, a consulting veterinarian at the nonprofit Healthy Paws Foundation.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

The evil, dognapping character was a terrifying Disney icon when 1961's original animation 101 Dalmatians was released,

From BBC ● May 28, 2021

James Parry, a lawyer who prosecutes dognapping in British courts, said police “have only just woken up to the importance of these cases.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2021

Britain is in the throes of a huge dognapping crime wave.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2021

Eventually he pleaded guilty to vandalism and, I guess, dognapping, although he agreed to pay for the Labradors and a new set of Winnebago tires.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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