dognap

verb

dog·nap ˈdȯg-ˌnap

dognapped or dognaped ˈdȯg-ˌnapt

; dognapping or dognaping ˈdȯg-ˌna-piŋ

transitive verb

: to steal (a dog) especially to obtain a reward for its return or to sell to a scientific laboratory

dognapper noun

or dognaper

Examples of dognap in a Sentence

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Disney’s Cruella, headlined by Emma Stone, is named for its would-be villain, rather than for the 90-something Dalmatian puppies she’s tried to dognap in the name of fashion, time and again, over the years. —