dognap

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UK/ˈdɒɡnæp/US/ˈdɔɡˌnæp/cot caught merger/ˈdɑɡˌnæp/

verb

To abduct or steal a dog, especially in order to sell it.

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Meanings

verbdognap (third-person singular simple present dognaps, present participle dognapping or (rare, US only) dognaping, simple past and past participle dognapped or (rare, US only) dognaped)

present singular third person dognaps · participle present dognapping · US participle present rare dognaping · participle past dognapped · past dognapped · US participle past rare dognaped · US past rare dognaped · alternative dog-nap · alternative dog nap

  1. transitiveTo abduct or steal a dog, especially in order to sell it.

Origin

From dog + -nap.

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APA

dognap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dognap

MLA

“dognap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dognap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dognap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dognap.

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