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People Reveal The Ridiculous Nicknames They Call Their Pets (And It'll Make You Giggle)

People Reveal The Ridiculous Nicknames They Call Their Pets (And It'll Make You Giggle)

We’re all completely obsessed with giving our pets bizarre nicknames - and the internet has proven it.

In what is sure to make you chuckle, Redditors have come together to share the names they originally chose for their beloved animals, as well as the variations on it that came about as time passed.

Here’s what they had to say...

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Pet’s name: Botus

Nicknames: Bobus, Bow tie, Beauregard, Bojangles, Bobobo-bo bo-bobo, Et tu Bote?, Boatload, Bulbous, Bulbasaur.

- endlessnightsadrift

Pet’s name: Frank

Nickname: Franklin Delano Doggevelt

- djchazradio

Pet’s name: Jim

Nicknames: Jimmy, Jimbo, Jimbob, Jimjo,Jimmyjo, RimmyJimmy, Rimmer, Slimbo, Slambo, Slapchop, JeepJop, James, JimJam, Jimcat, Jiminy Cricket.

- Government_Employee

Pet’s name: Celery

Nicknames: Smellery, Smell, Celly Belly, Beanie, Little King Trashmouth, Ol Besser.

- milkkbread

Pet’s name: Link

Nicknames: Link, Lincoln, Lincoln Logs, Logs, Linky, Stinky Linky, Quicky Linky, Linkin Bark, LinkedIn, 20,000 Links under the sea.

- Outrageous_Claims

Pet’s name: Rainier

Nicknames: Rainy, Rainy-roo, Rainy-bubs, Rainy-girl, Raindrop, Dumbass.

- ChalkyWhite23