pet
/pet/
noun
- An unhealthy coping mechanism for individuals with the inability to form or maintain long term relationships with people.
- One of any species, domesticated or otherwise, ripped from the loving care of its mother and sold into bondage, for a profit.
- A type of living gargoyle, employed by lonely people to ward off feelings of solitude and existential boredom.
“Of course I have a pet, I’m an unlovable piece of shit”.