Pet names. It’s all about adding a new level of identity to a person to set apart the relationship as something sacred. It demonstrates that someone cares enough to call you in a more private way than your given name.
“Sayang”, “Baby”, “Honey”, “Dear”, “Love”, “Sweetheart” are the usual universal norms. The so-called language of love. Women are usually the ones who get the ball rolling. We men need to guard our macho exterior and act embarrassed or refrain using pet names in public.
Baby talk - a definite feminine trait. It’s as though they have an in-built mechanism to speak goo goo gaga language. Women, ironically, find baby talks a turnoff when it comes from a man, unless he’s in diapers.
What’s the craziest/weirdest/zaniest pet name you’ve heard or used?
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September 12th, 2007 at 12:39am
Daniel… it happened again!? Was just talking to my friend what to name her new doggy (just got it yesterday) and here you are talking about pet names.. hmmmm….
A colleague’s grandma calls her dog ’shuin mui’ - means asam boi in canto.. :p
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September 12th, 2007 at 8:55am
I onced called a girl DKNY…meaning bras and undies in mandarin..
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September 12th, 2007 at 8:59am
my parents call each other “yo”.. weird hoh?
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September 12th, 2007 at 9:09am
I knew a girl who called named her pet dog ‘Birawa’. im guessing its tamil but dont ask me what it means..
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September 12th, 2007 at 9:19am
And that owner of the “asam boi” dog happens to be me
I have a cat who have a typical chinese name called “Siu bo-bo” and a nickname goes by as “kai-tan-kou” meaning egg cake because she likes to eat cat. And yes, both this names were given by my lovely grandma who have a kick in giving our pet nicknames
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September 12th, 2007 at 10:10am
I think a few of your readers thought u are talking about names of pet - instead of ‘pet names’. This is quiet hilarious.
I have heard a chinaman calls his mistress in a lift “sex slave” - possibly a pet name. And incidentally she was wearing a mini-t with SEX printed all over it. So, you have it - they deserve each other.
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September 12th, 2007 at 10:21am
Hahahahahahaha! I meant “pet” names not names you give to your pet animal. LOL.
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September 12th, 2007 at 11:06am
My close friends call me Bobot (I even used that name in my TARA2 audition vid) because of.. well… take a look at me and you’ll know why lah.
It was only months after they start calling me that, that we realize Bobot means “vagina” in Kadazan or something. Well, I’m sticking with it. LOL
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September 12th, 2007 at 11:13am
Hmm.. sexy pervy. Pervy geek. Pervy. I don’t know if that shows love and endearment… but sure as hell lusty. LOL. But those aren’t really petnames, since I wasn’t being called that all the times, only when I was naughty.
But I used to like Baby & Yang. Now I think ‘Babe’ is cool.
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September 12th, 2007 at 11:14am
oh ya, my friend calls her boyfriend “boroi” cause apparently dia boroi.. and my friend’s pet name given by “boroi”? “UNCIT” for BUNCIT… weird couple hoh….
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September 12th, 2007 at 11:32am
The questions now is what is YOUR pet name for your other half - since you brought up this subject
Bah capat, share!!
I once heard a grand uncle (70+) of mine (orang putih) called his wife, “pumpkin” - it may sounds ridiculous if used by folks our age but at their I thought it sounded absolutely romantic!
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September 12th, 2007 at 12:24pm
“Mr Bean” is my brother.
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September 12th, 2007 at 1:06pm
Mom and dad call each other dad and mom.
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September 12th, 2007 at 1:40pm
I’ve been called “poppet”.
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September 12th, 2007 at 3:02pm
Everytime I pick up some useless Buy 1 Free 1 offer in Watsons or Guardian with a twinkle in my eye, my boyfriend will say, “Schmucky…”
If not for him,I’d probably have a million ‘travel-size hand moisturisers’ by now.
Ok that’s not much of a pet name, but it sure is an effective one!
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September 12th, 2007 at 3:04pm
Is it too mushie to call a guy “Sweetie pie”?…haha..I’ve seen my friend cringe when his gf called him that.
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September 12th, 2007 at 3:18pm
I personally like “b” short for baby but particularly hate sayang. Coz it sounds kinda gedik like “sayang…abg..” - no offense to those who use it tho
As for me, i call the guys im with “dear” (great trick so I dont mix up their names! LOL!)
p/s: I laughed at the fact that people we talking about names they call their pets.
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September 12th, 2007 at 4:34pm
Izad I didn’t know Bobot means that. Hmmm, need to check with Mel.
Faiez Sexy pervy geek? I think “Babe” is too damn common.
pris LOL - boroi buncit.
Jewelle OoOoo, twisting the spotlight are we?
endroo G You call your brother Mr Bean?
Che-Cheh Oh, I’ve heard that before…
Jemima Poppet? As in witchcraft?
Melissa Schmucky - jerky?
Yozoronitesky Yikes, that’s too corny and just blech!
IcedNyior I’ve seen a million couples use “b” and “baby”. “Sayang” is beautiful, it depends on who uses it I suppose.Hmmm…
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September 12th, 2007 at 4:49pm
My elder sister & her hubby called each other ‘miao miao & wuffy” respectively.
I called mine honey/munckyn, he would pickup D phone & say “yes munckyn here” LoL, Cute huh.
Well i’m called by many pet names & i love it all! I most like baby.
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September 12th, 2007 at 5:45pm
Well, my husband calls me sayang and vice versa.. but when I get mad, I call him husband. As in “husband, when are you going to throw out the trash??!!!” and stuff like that! LOL!
But the worst ever.. Is “my sweet pookie”!!! HONEST, one of my friends uses that in sms. Because they know when they say it out loud, it sounds absurd and obscene!! So why bother at all?!?! Eww-ness!
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September 12th, 2007 at 7:20pm
i’d call my dog doug… sound alike.. he he
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September 13th, 2007 at 8:56am
LOL, schmucky means someone easily conned/fooled.
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September 13th, 2007 at 2:46pm
Olieee Munckyn? Munchkin you mean?
Shemah Hahahahaha! Sweety pookie? Is that a malay word?
clement Errr, okay, but this entry has got nothing to do with PETS.
Melissa Yeah, a schmuck - means a jerk actually.
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September 13th, 2007 at 4:51pm
Hmmm pet names …guy frens sometimes call me “doll, babe, deary” whereas my galfrens call me “kecik” for obvious reason (i don’t get offended. S’true, sia ni kici betul bah *LOL*)
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September 13th, 2007 at 5:50pm
I prefer Munckyn. Munchkin doesnt look/sounds sexy enuff! ;-b
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September 13th, 2007 at 6:14pm
WanderingSumandak Well, kecik kecik cili padi bah.
Olieee Hmmm…munckyn donuts?
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September 14th, 2007 at 5:31am
hey dude,do u like wilk? =P
Is wolf in polish…
And thats the name of my dog (L)
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September 14th, 2007 at 9:52am
tincho sambora Wilk for a dog’s name is cool, but once again, this entry’s about HUMANS giving each other pet names.
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September 14th, 2007 at 10:43am
me & my galfrens call each other “toto”…means “vagina”..
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September 14th, 2007 at 2:31pm
i know a friend’s cat called “bohsia.” for real.
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September 14th, 2007 at 2:50pm
When we were young, my younger sister and I used to call our youngest sister “Bonggek”. Pronounced as bong-nyek. Can’t remember how we came up with that one and have no idea what it means…hahaha
We still call her that.
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September 14th, 2007 at 2:59pm
silk Toto means vagina? Hmmm, wonder what the pop-band named Toto thinking when they sang “Africa”?
philters Cat? Errr…ok
Sue Hmm…bongok+monyet?
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September 14th, 2007 at 3:25pm
Yupe dude..toto means vagina in kadazan/dusun…LOL!Word of d day! *wink*
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:31pm
ha,ha,ha tuu’kui. wats this kadazan-dusun lessons going on here.. LoL..
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September 15th, 2007 at 7:19pm
silk Thank you. I can’t wait for the next word of the day!
Olieee My lesson is ongoing bah…
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September 16th, 2007 at 12:40am
Awww man.. I was hoping Bobot really meant vagina in Kadazan-Dusun. Urgh… perhaps my friend’s telinga tersumbat that day… so disappointing.
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September 16th, 2007 at 1:55pm
Izad
Bobot reminds me of Black Eyed Peas’ Bebot.
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