teen-nap

English

Etymology

teen +‎ -nap

Verb

teen-nap (third-person singular simple present teen-naps, present participle teen-napping, simple past and past participle teen-napped)

1. (rare, humorous, transitive) To kidnap or abduct (a teenager).
   • 2011, Helen Bailey, Knowing Me, Knowing You‎^[1], Hodder Children's, page 210:

     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.

   • 2016, Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, page 77:

     " […] 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."

   • 2019, Carolyn Novak, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Cursed Coven, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, page 127:

     Dear Diary,
     Worst! Week! Ever!! First we found the teen-napping vampire twins, but no teens. Then some bats pooped on one of my favorite shirts. And then worst of all, it turns out the leader of my best friend's coven is a demon intent on destroying the whole city!