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pet regression

pet regression noun: the state of temporarily adopting the mindset of, or roleplaying as, an animal, especially when done as coping mechanism or less commonly simply for fun.

Noun

pet regression (uncountable)

  1. The state of temporarily adopting the mindset of, or roleplaying as, an animal, especially when done as coping mechanism or less commonly simply for fun.
    Synonyms:
    petre, petreg

Synonyms of pet regression

Origin of pet regression

From pet + regression, by analogy with age regression.

Questions about pet regression

What does pet regression mean?
Pet regression means the state of temporarily adopting the mindset of, or roleplaying as, an animal, especially when done as coping mechanism or less commonly simply for fun.
What part of speech is pet regression?
Pet regression is a noun.

Words near pet regression in the dictionary

  1. pet phrases
  2. pET plasmid
  3. pET plasmids
  4. pet play
  5. pet regress
  6. pet regression
  7. pet regressor
  8. pet rock
  9. pet rocks
  10. pet sat
  11. pet shop

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