Pets & Animals: English Vocabulary List

a pet, usually a cat or dog, that is loved and cared for like a member of the family

"She treats her dog like a fur baby."

"The couple treated their dog like a fur baby carrying him in a special backpack and buying him outfits."

an animal, usually a cat or dog, with exceptionally soft or fluffy fur

"What a floof!"

"The Samoyed dog was a magnificent floof, its thick white fur creating an impressive cloud-like appearance."

a young or small dog, often used affectionately

"Look at that cute pupper."

"The internet called any cute small dog a pupper and shared millions of photos of them daily."

a dog, often used affectionately or humorously

"The doggo loves belly rubs."

"The old doggo still wagged his tail excitedly whenever his owner came home from work."

a cat, often featured in humorous or cute online pictures and memes

"The kitteh knocked over the vase."

"The internet meme featured a grumpy looking kitteh with a funny caption in capital letters."

an affectionately overweight or heavy pet, usually a cat or dog

"That cat is a total chonk."

"The veterinarian advised the chonk to go on a diet because his weight was affecting his health."

a small, often cute instance of an animal sticking its tongue out slightly

"The cat made a tiny blep."

"The cat accidentally left her tongue out creating a blep that her owner photographed for social media."

a brief action of an animal sticking its tongue out, often to lick its nose

"The dog did a mlem with its tongue."

"The dog gave a mlem to his owner's face as a greeting when she came home from work."

a flat posture of an animal lying on its stomach with hind legs stretched out behind

"The corgi did a sploot on the floor."

"The corgi lay in a sploot with both back legs stretched out behind him on the cool tile floor."

(plural only) a sudden burst of energetic running or frenzied activity in a pet, usually a dog or cat

"The puppy had the zoomies at midnight."

"The puppy got the zoomies and ran circles around the living room furniture at full speed."

a gentle touch to a pet's nose, usually with a finger

"Give the cat a boop on the nose."

"She gave her cat a gentle boop on the nose with her finger and the cat blinked slowly."

a cat wrapped snugly in a blanket or towel, resembling a burrito

"She wrapped the cat in a purrito."

"The cat wrapped tightly in a blanket looked like a purrito with only its face visible."

a dog that stays extremely close to its owner, rarely leaving their side

"The Velcro dog follows everywhere."

"The Velcro dog followed her from room to room and whined when she closed the bathroom door."

a cat that stays extremely close to its owner, rarely leaving their side

"The Velcro cat never leaves her lap."

"The Velcro cat insisted on sitting on her laptop while she tried to work from home."

an affectionate term for a pit bull terrier

"The pibble wagged its tail happily."

"The rescue dog was a pibble mix who loved cuddles and was afraid of thunderstorms."

a Shiba Inu dog, often featured in memes

"The shibe meme is very popular."

"The shibe doge meme became famous for its skeptical expression and broken English captions."

a snake

"He found a danger noodle in the grass."

"The snake was a danger noodle that slithered across the path and made hikers step back quickly."

a snake, often implying fear or avoidance

"The nope rope slithered away quickly."

"She screamed nope rope when she saw the snake curled up on the garden path."

a raccoon, especially one that rummages in garbage cans

"The trash panda opened the garbage can."

"The raccoon was a trash panda that knocked over the garbage cans and scattered leftovers across the driveway."

(plural only) the soft, cushiony pads on a cat's or dog's paws

"The cat's beans."

"The soft beans on the puppy's paws made him tiptoe across the wooden floor."

a black cat, often described humorously or affectionately

"Look, a void!"

"The little girl giggled with delight every time her beloved void, a sleek black cat, rubbed against her legs."