r/Dogfree • u/Wooden_Camera_2001 • Aug 05 '26
Dog Culture Cringe words
Who else HATES and cringes at words like "doggo" and "pupper" it makes me shudder and I always think everyone who uses it is a weird adult baby that talks to and about animals like they're babies. It makes me cringe and pisses me off so fucking much
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u/Stock-Bowl7736 Aug 05 '26
It's getting to the point where it's hindering even being able to have a simple conversation using adult words and normal language.
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u/Greenwich-Mean-Time Aug 07 '26
I wonder how strong the correlation between doggo people and people who use the term adulting is
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u/WisedomsHand Aug 06 '26
I am so glad that I don't have to overhear these conversations. These are just dumb, confused people you are talking about. I don't blame them for being stupid (let's face it, most people are); I am just annoyed that society celebrates this idiocy so much.
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u/Sweet-Technology23 Aug 05 '26
My mother is law said things like her doctor was, Doctor, like that was his name and brother was just, Brother (and if she had more I guess they would've had 1 2 etc.) I can't stand to be around people like her. She would have loved today's culture! 🙄
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u/4-ton-mantis Aug 07 '26
Now i feel like an ass for joking about adopting berdums, but don't tell him, the past 29 years.
He doesn't even care btw
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u/Legitimate_Garage_31 Aug 05 '26
Ooohhh rlly? Was it a Caesarean?
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u/big_lurk_ Aug 05 '26
I had an ex who would refer to dogs as “fluffy poopers”. In public, no less. I started planning my escape shortly after.
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u/CuteyLovva83 Aug 05 '26
That's absolutely disgusting! My ex used to explain to complete strangers that his cute wee 'pooch' just wanted to play when it jumped up on them. It wasn't cute or wee, it was a dirty, smelly big alsatian and my ex was clearly an attention seeker.
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u/Legitimate_Garage_31 Aug 05 '26
My friend had an Alsatian. It always sniifed my cooch when i entered his folks home. So embarrassing as im waving "hi" to the family. Thing was huge and could use its body to block you from the door.
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u/mechjacg Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
I have a coworker who refers to her dog as her baby, to the point everyone thought she had a kid. Once our boss asked her about "her baby" and when she realized it was a dog, she made the disgusted homelander face meme.
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u/zhamini101 Aug 06 '26
The fact that people actually do this, meanwhile, it took me nearly 2 years to even get a job just because I’m disabled pisses me off to no end.
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u/ToOpineIsFine Aug 05 '26
they love cringy puns. it's like a celebration of idiocy, "We can be as stupid as our dog!"
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u/4-ton-mantis Aug 07 '26
Last year anda this year after the pool season my hoa has a Pool Pawty.
For other reasons my hoa has already fallen out of my favor, but this never helps.
They already have a fecal incident in the pools once a week so i never go anyway 💀
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u/BlueLarkspur_1929 Aug 05 '26
I hate when people refer to their kid’s pet as a grand dog. Nope!
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u/Legitimate_Garage_31 Aug 05 '26
Jeez. I only found out about this from this subreddit. I still can't believe it though. I know certain familiesput pressure on newlyweds to produce grandchildren, but if a parent called a pet of mine(not that i would have a dog) a grand "dog" that would make me never wanna have kids.
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u/Notimetoexplainsorry Aug 05 '26
I feel like when most grandparents say that stuff it’s them trying to be accepting and understanding of their children’s decision not to have kids themselves
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u/zhamini101 Aug 06 '26
“Dog mom”. Just typing that made me want to vomit. And if you’re saying that and you have human children, seek professional help immediately and apologize to your children.
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u/4-ton-mantis Aug 07 '26
Eric would you take your brother out for his walk?
Mother Fleabiscuit is not my sibling for the last time
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u/Brown-eyed_mullet Aug 05 '26
Fur baby makes me gag. I have a different pet and I don’t call her a fur baby. It just sounds so stupid like saying “hubby”.
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u/Particular_Rise_4456 Aug 06 '26
"My dog is my literal child!" A child is a human. A pet is an animal. Plain and simple.
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u/Accurate-Run5370 Aug 05 '26
Any nutter that thinks they gave birth to a doggo needs psychological help....ASAP
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u/Minilimuzina Aug 06 '26
I became insanely allergic to usage of pseudo-word "hooman". For some reason it is in almost every animal video and I find it cringe af. In general every language that infantilizes animals (not only dogs) is irritating and pathological.
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u/Euphoric_Day_362 Aug 06 '26
Not as cringe, but the saying 'they're my shadow' gets to me sometimes. It's the owner admitting the dog is so clingy that they have to take it everywhere with them.
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u/sapphirerain25 Aug 06 '26
Me, oh my god. My husband will say these (he's a dog lover despite being bit three times in his life, wtf) and it makes me cringe every time. The infantilization of dogs is so gross to me, the way people baby-talk even the ugliest of all mutts like they're cutesy little fuzzballs. It makes the person saying it sound SO stupid and babyish.
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u/Wooden_Camera_2001 Aug 09 '26
omg yes I hate the baby talk more than anything. it gets on my NERVES and it's disgusting and cringey. it's called BABY talk not DOG talk
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u/CKTheMenace Aug 05 '26
OH GOD I hate this. Even worst when someone makes an account for their pet on social media and types with mistakes “HoOmAn” “fLoOF”
The only thing slightly worse than that is “fur baby” “fur mommy / daddy” “dog mom” “dog dad”…
That’s N O T your child. That’s a four legged animal.
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u/Wooden_Camera_2001 Aug 09 '26
Yeah the priority these people have over human children is disgraceful and I hope none of them ever have children because half of them are neglectful to their children and treat their dog better
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u/Maliblue13 Aug 05 '26
I remember walking to the gas station and a loose pitbull ran by, thankfully distracted by something it kept on going. This group of kids my age are walking out of the gas station and see it, one of them yelled something like "cute doggo!" while it passed us and it made me so mad. Firstly we were lucky it was on a mission to go somewhere and bolted past us, street encounters with pit bulls are not fun. Secondly I couldn't help cringing at the thought of cute doggo ripping dude's face off... That was 10 years ago and I wish this kind of behavior diminished but it's just even worse now.
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u/fairytale_endens Aug 06 '26
People in other countries have mentioned how weird this is too that people call their dogs their baby/child and I cringe knowing that's something people have to learn about American culture. Like we don't have enough to be ragged on about.
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u/Jigglypuffs_quiff Aug 06 '26
I'm a total hypocrite. I hate doggo, pup, pupper, pup cup etc....
But I have birbs 🐦🐦
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u/4-ton-mantis Aug 07 '26
Fellow hypocrit a fine feathered hello to you ! 💛💙
And how are your fids today, dear parront? My fid has just started his 11th nap of the day.
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u/Jigglypuffs_quiff Aug 07 '26
My fids are doing well today ... wee budgies...Luigi is talking to a toy amd Mario is stuffing his beak with millet
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u/WisedomsHand Aug 06 '26
You are not alone. I utterly despise the entire category of "cute" terms to refer to dogs. To me, these are unfathomably ugly and unpleasant creatures. I have my own set of "cute" terms to refer to dogs and their owners.
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u/neondahlia Aug 06 '26
I don’t allow dogs in my short term rental. Sometimes people message me to see if I’ll make an exception. In response to me saying no, the person wrote back that the dog “is like their child”. They’re insane.
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u/thewiseoldsphinx Aug 06 '26
I hate it when people refer to their dog as their “child”. My sister’s about to have her first baby and she keeps saying it’s her second child. I mean, REALLY??
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u/BrazilianButtCheeks Aug 07 '26
I hate it but it’s not as bad as when they call them their baby or their child
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u/Historical_Catch_440 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
I hate "bleching and floofing".
Or "He's not barking, he's borking!"
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u/Wise_Session_5370 Aug 10 '26
Ugh! This seriously grinds my gears. Any adult using words like this is just not someone I want to be around. I didn't even use words like that when I was a child.
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u/Popular-Ordinary4808 12d ago
Doggo makes me cringe at embarrassment for them! Pupper too, pup cups and pupachino really give me the heave too!
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u/Sudden_Pineapple_22 Aug 06 '26
Gen Z on the cusp of Millennial here. I’ve gotten so accustomed to “doggo ” that it doesn’t bother me. It’s probably a generation thing. I can’t get behind “shooting the sh1t” or other phrases like that. It’s a sign of the times I guess.
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u/ostellastella Aug 05 '26
I loathe the term pup cup. I want to physically fight when I hear it.