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dognapping

UK/ˈdɒɡnæpɪŋ/US/ˈdɔɡnæpɪŋ/

dognapping noun: a kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else, often done in order to sell it.

Noun

dognapping (plural dognappings)

  1. A kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else, often done in order to sell it.

Forms of dognapping

pluraldognappings

Origin of dognapping

Blend of dog + kidnapping.

Questions about dognapping

What does dognapping mean?
Dognapping means a kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else, often done in order to sell it.
What part of speech is dognapping?
Dognapping is a noun.
How do you pronounce dognapping?
Dognapping is pronounced /ˈdɒɡnæpɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of dognapping?
The plural of dognapping is dognappings.

Words near dognapping in the dictionary

  1. dognapers
  2. dognaping
  3. dognapped
  4. dognapper
  5. dognappers
  6. dognapping
  7. dognappings
  8. dognaps
  9. dogness
  10. Dogo Argentino
  11. dogoir

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