dog-nap

A form of dognap — To abduct or steal a dog, especially in order to sell it.

Meanings

verbdog-nap (third-person singular simple present dog-naps, present participle dog-napping or (rare, US only) dog-naping, simple past and past participle dog-napped or (rare, US only) dog-naped)

present singular third person dog-naps · participle present dog-napping · US participle present rare dog-naping · participle past dog-napped · past dog-napped · US participle past rare dog-naped · US past rare dog-naped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dognap.

    He is dog-napped, injured and almost euthanized.

    2014, Richard Henry Carlson, The Adventures of Chipper, The Dog of Dogdom, page 369
    2 more examples

    So when we first “dog-napped” the bedraggled border collie, inappropriately named "Diamond," we were intent on finding him a good home with some deserving family.

    2014, Wanda L. Johnson, Diamonds in the Ruff, page 1

    If we told Mum and Dad that Mr Big had escaped and dog-napped Lara, they'd either not believe us or just call the police, and what good would that do?

    2016, Andrew Cope, Spy Dog: The Gunpowder Plot
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APA

dog-nap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog-nap

MLA

“dog-nap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog-nap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog-nap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog-nap.

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