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I would love to hear stories about how you came up with whatever unique name you call your SO. Nothing graphic and don’t doxx yourself, I just think some nice stories like that would be fun for everyone in these ridiculous times.

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Not sure if it counts as it's not really a pet name, but when one of us is looking for the other, we make dinosaur noises. The query has an upward inflection ("raahhhh?") and the response has a downward inflection ("rahh!").

At first it was just around the house. Now it's in public too.

[–] Waldelfe@feddit.org 6 points 10 months ago

I meow to find my husband and he will meow back.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

That is awesome!

[–] OutDoeHoe@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

We "caw" like crows, but haven't evolved to do it in public yet hahaha

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yes! We donr have pet names either, but we have this dumb way to walk, where we sway in same rythm like penguins.

Its dumb and silly, but when we do it we know we are having a good time.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm Sweet Potato.

We hadn't really decided on any pet names yet, and while intending to say sweet pea, she accidentally said sweet potato and it stuck.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That's super cute!

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Your name isn't Amity is it?

[–] bigDottee@geekroom.tech 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is there a story behind it that you can share?

[–] bigDottee@geekroom.tech 4 points 10 months ago

I’m a geek, my wife claimed I love my Wi-Fi more than her (in a playful way) so I said, I love you just as much as my Wi-Fi…. Called her my Wi-Fi… Then it just kinda stuck.

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I do the same 😄

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes. But you have to understand - to my mind, the purpose of a pet name is to entertain me, while mildly annoying her, by being unforgivably twee.

I call her my little Smoddy-Dimble.

[–] Toes@ani.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My pet name has become Aqua from konosuba somehow haha

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully not because you're that upset all the time!

[–] Toes@ani.social 4 points 10 months ago

Haha, I think it's my ditzy nature. I get called it anytime I forget something or cause a mishap.

[–] riot@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You just made me remember how I called her "little star" for years, after the Beau Taplin poem..

No clue why I stopped. I'm going to start back up, and see what she thinks :)

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Awwww. I’m sure she will appreciate it!

[–] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Draakje, which is Dutch for tiny dragon. Because she is cute and feisty. And can, when in dire straits, kick open a sturdy locked door.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like this! How is it pronounced phonetically?

[–] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried to figure it out but I am not smart enough to figure out the phonetic alphabet. But basically drrr then a long aaaa and a kje sound.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you for trying! I didn’t mean to give you homework. I’m just very interested in other languages. I think your pet name is very sweet, thanks for sharing!

[–] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

It's the first half of his online username but with the first vowel replaced with oo

Like if I was called "tooken" lol

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

My family calls him Mickey. My aunt doesn't speak English and couldn't quite get his name right so now he's just Mickey, like the mouse.

[–] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago