-nappingcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. petnapping Brit.

/ˈpɛtnapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛtˌnæpɪŋ/.

Forms: 1900s– -naping (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– -napping.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: kidnapping n. and adj. at kidnap v. Derivatives.

Etymology: < -napping (in kidnapping n. and adj. at kidnap v. Derivatives). The earliest formation appears to be dognapping n. (1921). Compare -napped comb. form, -napper comb. form.Compare earlier compounds directly formed on obsolete napping , verbal noun from nap v.³:1796 W. Dunlap Archers i. i. 13 Lieutenant. We are above kidnapping men into the service. Conrad. Yes, I think you are—this is wolf-napping I suppose.1807 Narr. Life H. Tufts iii. iv. 317 Prad napping, horse stealing.

colloquial.

Forming nouns (usually humorous ad hoc formations) corresponding to nouns and verbs formed with -nap comb. form.

ΚΠ

1967 Compton Yearbk. 111/1 In recent times petnapping has been a $50-million-a-year business.

1978 Washington Post 29 Dec. d1 The latest rash of art-nappings gives museums the jitters.

1988 New Republic 24 Mar. 14/3 During the Achille Lauro ship-napping, the joke around Washington was that PLO stood for Push Leon (Klinghoffer) Over.

1991 S. Woods N.Y. Dead 22 If she's dead, is it a corpsenapping? And is that a crime?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-napping
释义	-nappingcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. petnapping Brit. /ˈpɛtnapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛtˌnæpɪŋ/. Forms: 1900s– -naping (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– -napping. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: kidnapping n. and adj. at kidnap v. Derivatives. Etymology: < -napping (in kidnapping n. and adj. at kidnap v. Derivatives). The earliest formation appears to be dognapping n. (1921). Compare -napped comb. form, -napper comb. form.Compare earlier compounds directly formed on obsolete napping , verbal noun from nap v.³:1796 W. Dunlap Archers i. i. 13 Lieutenant. We are above kidnapping men into the service. Conrad. Yes, I think you are—this is wolf-napping I suppose.1807 Narr. Life H. Tufts iii. iv. 317 Prad napping, horse stealing. colloquial. Forming nouns (usually humorous ad hoc formations) corresponding to nouns and verbs formed with -nap comb. form. ΚΠ 1967 Compton Yearbk. 111/1 In recent times petnapping has been a $50-million-a-year business. 1978 Washington Post 29 Dec. d1 The latest rash of art-nappings gives museums the jitters. 1988 New Republic 24 Mar. 14/3 During the Achille Lauro ship-napping, the joke around Washington was that PLO stood for Push Leon (Klinghoffer) Over. 1991 S. Woods N.Y. Dead 22 If she's dead, is it a corpsenapping? And is that a crime? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1967
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