gnome-napping

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) * 1999, , "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.
 * 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.