Teen-nap

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To kidnap or abduct (a teenager). humorous, rare, transitive

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From teen + -nap.

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