About

My Pet's Name Is is a phrasal template that pet owners use to share the various nicknames that they have given their pets.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the meme was posted on January 23rd, 2019 by Twitter ^[1] user @metroadlib. The wrote, "my dog's name is cooper. I call him-- boubba boub honeybunny coopypoopy heyloverthisismorethanacrush stinkboy & sweetboy. i use sweetboy the most. i call this mfer 'cooper' exactly 7% of the time." The tweet received more than 1,500 retweets and 15,000 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

Spread

Follow the post, others shared the post and added their own pet names. Twitter^[2] user @tnwhiskeywoman tweeted, "My cat’s name was Pasha. I called her Pashie Sweetie my littlehoneybabyface GirlIfYouDontQuit." The tweet received more than 230 retweets and 3,300 likes in 24 hours (shown below, left).

Entertainment Weekly correspondent Dana Schwartz tweeted,^[3] "My cat's name is Beetlejuice. I call him: -BJ -Beegee -Beeblejuice -Beelbeboose -Kitty -SuchAGoodKitty -Whoooshakitty." The tweet received more than 70 retweets and 1,500 likes in 24 hours (shown below, center).

Writer Yolanda Machado tweeted,^[4] "My cat's name is Finn.
I call him My baby boy!! Boo-bear Finnamon Bun Finnstagram Finnalicious Fatty Chubbalub Belly and STOPEATINGTHEDONUTS!!!" The tweet received more than 80 retweets and 1,400 likes in 24 hours (shown below, right).

That day, Twitter^[5] published a Moments page on the meme and Mashable ^[6] published a report on its popularity.

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