dog nap

English

Verb

dog 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)

  1. Alternative form of dognap.
    • 2005, Robert Hall-Homstad, Murder on High, page 188:
      About now you are thinking the loveable pooch got hit by a Mack Truck or was dog napped by some diabolical scientist bent on discovering why dogs are so loyal.
    • 2006, Terry I. Miles, DOG Gone Christmas: A Cozy Little Murder Mystery, page xiii:
      During an impromptu shopping spree, Aunt Jewels and a dog named Maggie May are kidnapped and dog napped respectively.
    • 2012, Pastor Virgil Wynia, Pastor Becky Wynia, A Journey of Miracles: True Stories Depicting God's Provision:
      This dog was dog napped!