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dognap

[ dawg-nap, dog- ]

verb (used with object)

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


dognap

/ ˈɒɡæ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԲ辱Բ, noun
  • ˈDzԲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dzn· Dzn· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dognap1

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; dog + -nap
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dognap1

C20:from dog + kidnap
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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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