16 funny pet slang words you never realised existed

Everyone knows what it means when people say “wag” or “bark” or “roll over” but now that the trend of having Instagram accounts for your pet and Facebook fan pages for different breeds is gaining popularity, a few slang words have been added to the pet owner vocabulary that you might not be familiar with.

A sploot is an adorable looking stretch that dogs can do. It’s typically associated with corgis, but most types of cats and dogs can also do it. A sploot is when a pet lays on their stomach and stretches their back legs out behind them. A half-sploot or side-sploot is when they only extend one leg behind them.

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A mlem is when a dog, cat, or even a reptile sticks their tongue in and out of their mouth quickly. It might be to lap up some water, eat, or just taste the air.

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If a dog or cat has ever stuck their cute nose in your face, you know that it is almost impossible to not give it a little tap. That motion, accompanied by saying the word, “boop” is called a boop.

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You can probably guess what this one means. A dog or cat is classified as a floof if they have a lot of hair, so much so, that it makes them look five times bigger than they actually are.

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The word snoot is already in the dictionary meaning snout or nose. It’s not often used to describe human noses, but it’s a great word to describe a dog’s nose.

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Every dog is a doggo. There’s no rhyme or reason behind it, it’s just a cuter way of saying dog. You can even apply it to animals that aren’t dogs – for example, water doggos are seals.

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Pupper is just like doggo, but it is used to describe a puppy. Some people also use it to describe full-grown dogs that they find extra adorable.

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Woofer is used to describe a larger, burlier dog, the opposite of pupper.

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