What is
a Pruppet?
Prup • pet (prə́pət) n., pl. –pets
Etymology: Contemporary Pop Culture American
- A Crime Junkie’s best canine friend; That is probably the cutest pruppet I have ever seen, except of course, for Chuck.
The earliest known use of the word pruppet is by Crime Junkie Podcast host, Ashley Flowers. It can be used in reference to a dog or puppy of utmost adorability. A pruppet is a furry version of one’s soul mate.
Synonyms: dog, puppy, good boy, good girl
See also: love of my life, reason for waking up in the morning, God’s best creation
Chuck
This is the one and only: Chuck. Chuck has been with me since my freshman year in college and he’s the OG pruppet. No really, I started using that word when I got him as a puppy in 2011. He’s the goodest boy and yes, that really is his howl at the end of every episode.
Past Pruppets of the Month
Pruppet of the Month: Niles is Missing
Brit's dog Niles is missing in South Bend, Indiana. Any of our Northern Indiana Crime Junkies, please be on the lookout! Niles is about 50 lbs, he's a white dog with a brown spot on one eye. The last sighting of him was on Saturday, March 7th in downtown South Bend....
Pruppets of the Month: Cash & Valley
Cash We have Cash who was submitted by his mom, and our listener, Jenna. Jenna was finally moving out of her apartment and getting ready to rent a house on acreage, so she could finally have a pruppet of her very own. There were chickens on the property, so it was a...
Pruppets of the Month: Patsy & Baggins Pickersgill
Patsy Patsy is a Kelpie Border Collie mix, which, I think we may have talked about Kelpies before, do you know my one fun fact about this breed? One of the dogs recorded to have lived the longest at about 30 years old, Maggie, was a Kelpie! But back to our pruppet...