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名詞

pet rock (複数形 pet rocks)

1. A rock one keeps and cares for as if it were a pet, often purchased as a novelty item and jokingly treated as having needs like those of a living animal.
   • [2015 March 31, Margalit Fox, “Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78”, in The New York Times‎^[1], ISSN 0362-4331:

     Though the fad ran its course long ago, the phrase “pet rock” endures in the American lexicon, denoting (depending on whether it is uttered with contempt または admiration) a useless entity or a meteoric success.]

   • 2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:

     Papyrus: This is my brother's pet rock. He always forgets to feed it. As usual, I have to take responsibility.

語源

Name of an obscure early saint, of Cornish or Welsh origin. Possibly related to Peter.