gnome-napping

== English == === Alternative forms === gnomenapping === Etymology === Blend of gnome +‎ kidnapping. === Noun === gnome-napping (countable and uncountable, plural gnome-nappings) A prank in which one steals a garden gnome and then either leaves it posed in a public place or photographs it in front of tourist locations. 1999, Mona the Vampire, "There's No Place Like Gnome" (season 1, episode 4b): Mayor Rosenbaum: Considering the seriousness of the situation—hehe, not to mention my impending reelection campaign—I'm setting up a task force to deal with the gnome-nappings. Officer Halcroft will get right on it.