Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The stealing of a pet, such as a dog or cat, usually for sale to experimental laboratories or for ransom.
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- noun The
abduction of apet - verb Present participle of
petnap .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[pet + (kid)nap.]
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Examples
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(history, for Pamela, was divided into the Ancient Era, the Dark Ages, the Olden Days, the British Empire, the Modern Age and the Present), petnapping was good business.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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This story bothered me a whole bunch, and I’ve devoted far too much thought to debunking it because I don’t like the thought of petnapping one bit.
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