"teen-nap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: teen-naps [present, singular, third-person], teen-napping [participle, present], teen-napped [participle, past], teen-napped [past]
Etymology: teen + -nap Etymology templates: {{af|en|teen|-nap}} teen + -nap Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: humorous, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-teen-nap-en-verb-wGKxVvIb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -nap

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2019, Carolyn Novak, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Cursed Coven, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, page 127",
          "text": "Dear Diary,\nWorst! 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!",
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