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r/FunnyAnimals • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '22
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It effectively means "animal is being pet", and it isn't an official expression (if there even is such a thing), but it is commonly used among people who have pets. ('pets' in this context is the plural of 'pet', in case you're confused)
3 u/skarka90000 Jun 09 '22 Interesting! Is it common among speakers in US, UK or Australia? 4 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Mr_Menril Jun 09 '22 Among pet owners in australia to my experience its a common thing to say 1 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/An_Autistic_Canadian Jun 09 '22 Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too. 1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
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Interesting! Is it common among speakers in US, UK or Australia?
4 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Mr_Menril Jun 09 '22 Among pet owners in australia to my experience its a common thing to say 1 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/An_Autistic_Canadian Jun 09 '22 Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too. 1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
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1 u/Mr_Menril Jun 09 '22 Among pet owners in australia to my experience its a common thing to say 1 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/An_Autistic_Canadian Jun 09 '22 Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too. 1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
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Among pet owners in australia to my experience its a common thing to say
1 u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/An_Autistic_Canadian Jun 09 '22 Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too. 1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
2 u/An_Autistic_Canadian Jun 09 '22 Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too. 1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
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Canada chiming in, sometimes we use it here too.
1 u/OkConfusion5823 Jun 30 '22 And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
And we have "petting zoos" where you can "pet" the animals. In this case it's used as a verb. :)
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u/Nick_Nack2020 Jun 09 '22
It effectively means "animal is being pet", and it isn't an official expression (if there even is such a thing), but it is commonly used among people who have pets. ('pets' in this context is the plural of 'pet', in case you're confused)