gnome-napping

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A prank in which one steals a garden gnome and then either leaves it posed in a public…

   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.

   • There has always been plenty of gnome-napping in Adelaide, but there were no ransom notes for our dog, and it didn't turn up in any obvious places such as on the university lawns.
   • 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.
   • The front's activities are similar to "gnome-nappings" in Australia that David Hult detailed in 1988 and Jan Brunvand described again in 1989.

The neighborhood