teen-nap
teen-nap verb: to kidnap or abduct (a teenager).
Verb
teen-nap (third-person singular simple present teen-naps, present participle teen-napping or (rare, US only) teen-naping, simple past and past participle teen-napped or (rare, US only) teen-naped)
- To kidnap or abduct (a teenager).
- I’m surprised. I thought he was probably called something odd like Ivor Pile, had been horribly bullied at school, and that’s why he’s turned into a teen-napping psycho. But I was wrong.2011, Helen Bailey, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Hodder Children's, page 210
- "[…]And every brotherly instinct in my body is telling me that Lily hasn't been teen-napped. I think she went for a wander. I don't know if she wants to be found, but I also think it will mean something to her to know we were trying to find her. So let's carry on."2016, Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, page 77
Forms of teen-nap
| third-person singular present | teen-naps |
|---|---|
| present participle | teen-napping |
| past participle | teen-napped |
| past | teen-napped |
| present participle US (rare) | teen-naping |
| past participle US (rare) | teen-naped |
| past US (rare) | teen-naped |
Origin of teen-nap
From teen + -nap.
Questions about teen-nap
- What does teen-nap mean?
- Teen-nap means to kidnap or abduct (a teenager).
- What part of speech is teen-nap?
- Teen-nap is a verb.
- What is the past tense of teen-nap?
- The past tense of teen-nap is teen-napped.
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