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I have a lot of runners up, like Amrito for Amy, or Bradinglesmirch for Briar, but I think the dumbest has to be Scott Von Scott of the Scottsdale Scotts Who Did Scott So Scottily in the Battle of Scotteen Twelve.

So I ask you, what's the stupidest thing you've ever called your furry friends?

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Probably calling Kika "cachaceira". It means drunkard, but I do it because she reacts really well to words with /ʃ/ or /ʒ/.

In the same vibe I often call her "chorona" (crybaby), "chata" (annoying), "jaguara" (sly/lazy), jumenta (donkey), "tutoja" (babytalk for "gostosa" - yummy, hot/sexy).

Then there's Siegfrieda. Or [insert any German word]frieda. Including Schweinfrieda (Pigfrieda), Scheißfrieda (Shitfrieda), Njaunjaufrieda (Meowmeowfrieda? I don't even know if "njau" is a legit word).

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I spent far too long trying to figure out what version of Spanish this was before I gave up and googled. (It's not)

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Baron Meowser Von Kitty Cat (spoken with a fancy German accent.)

[–] psy32nd@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good Elon, my dog. Because I know there's a bad one

[–] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What if he misbehaves? Do you say "bad Good Elon"?

[–] psy32nd@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I remove the "Good"

[–] mdurell@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Princess Pumpkin Patty-cake.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Bubbus McPuppador?

Honestly, I have a shitload of dumb nicknames.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Mutiny.

Short for Sra. Sable Prettyeye the Tiny Enigma Mutant.

[–] Phoonzang@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Schnutzeplotzepfnitzekatz!

Guess the language...

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Silvery Boy

Silver Bro

Naughty Boy

Antigold

Lugia (a reference to Pokémon Silver)

His real name is "Silver", and he's a bitey snowshoe cat that has psychopathy.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

cat that has psychopathy.

You could have just said 'cat'.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Dogs are honestly creepier to me. They're just too uncanny. I think they're more devious than they get credit for, any animal that gets human pointing is sus a[r]f

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

All cats have psychopathy? I thought it was an exclusive trait to my cat.

You learn something new everyday.

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

One of our cats we nicknamed Dyson because he vacuums up all the food.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 8 months ago

"Stupid baby puppy" affectionately for my almost six year old puggle and his signature blank, unoccupied stare.

[–] CheeseBread@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

I named my cat Luphina. I thought it was so pretty. The name that stuck was Luphy. My husband calls her Monkey D Luffy.

We call her Luphy Loaf too.

[–] ani@endlesstalk.org 4 points 8 months ago

"Jungle Cat" and "Roof Cat"

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

I had one generation of the same pet named after an ancient Mesoamerican god whose name is a hassle to pronounce, spell, or look up, so I occasionally nicknamed her based on the one thing said god might be said to be known for.

"Come here Lunavore, time to dine."

[–] daddyjones@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

My sons have a hamster that they named "Bombur". I tend to call it "Bomburcino".

[–] schmorpel 4 points 8 months ago

My cat is called Wigglebutt Fuzzypants, cause it describes her well. She has more hair than she can manage.

[–] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I call my dog, Mila (pronounced Myla, I just was dumb when I tried to spell it when we adopted her), Mylar Balloon.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I’ve got two dogs and I sort of aspire to the most ridiculous nicknames for them.

Maggie > Maggie Moo
Moodaloo, Mooster, Mooffaletta, Big Smooch

Banjo
BlibbertyJigibbet, BeanieJeanie, BibbityJibbity, Lil’ Stink

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Dumblebum, Bare Butt, Dingleberry, I call my dog pretty much anything but his name.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

We literally call our dog "Stupid". TBF she is pretty stupid.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Stinkface. You can probably guess why.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Often! And she loves to kiss.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Growing up, we had a cat that ended up being called spud. I have no recollection why, but it was apparently funny.

[–] promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 8 months ago

My grandmother had a cat we never got around to naming, and as a result what stuck for referring to her was just "pspspspsps". So we'd ask something like "Did pspspsps eat?". Amount of ps not standardised.

My little sister then decided that her name should be "little strawberry", in our language of course. She was not a ginger but a black and white cat. One day she disappeared, and about a year later when I moved to an apartment nearby I saw her getting fed by one of my (and my grandmothers) neighbor.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

I used to work at an animal shelter, and my go-to nickname for the dogs was just the first syllable of their name twice. Joy becomes Jojo, Daisy becomes Dede, Torrey becomes Toto, Peter becomes Pepe... It took me about a minute to figure out that I needed to call him Petey instead

[–] Capitao_Duarte@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 8 months ago

One is Miss Dog and the other one I call Pequenina. I'm Brazilian and pequenina is little one, but her name is Nina, so thats why pequeNINA

[–] Eric_Pollock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

I have a toy Yorkie named Jazzy, and I call her either Jabu or Sweet-Pickle

[–] VoodooBluz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I have a little dog named Carlos. Always called him Turd. Also Turdlos, Turd-boy, Turdle, and Turdley Von Turdlington.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

As another cat owner here is the list of names that are not his name;

Him (as in, "Is Him a good?"), Tubs, Tubsalubs, Stink-O Man (I will sing, "Show me! Show you! Stink-O Man! Stink-O Man!"), Kneady/Needy/Needful/Kneadums, Hanger the Danger Kitty, All The Speed, and Whosa Baby (which involves picking him up and snuggling him thoroughly while he pretends to hate it, but the minute I open my arms to try to let him go he gives me a pathetic look until I snuggle him some more, a game which has gone on for tens of minutes before)

[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

His real name is Louie

He goes by Louie, Lewis, Lewis Hamilton, Douglas Luiz, Dougie, Doogie, Dougie Howzer MD, King Louis XIV of France, Doug Larse,.

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