pet rock
noun
A small rock intended as a humorous novelty alternative to keeping an animal or growing plants; (hence) something seen as little more than a passing fad, or as pointless or useless.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Newsweek.
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| 单词 | pet rock |
| 释义 | pet rocknoun A small rock intended as a humorous novelty alternative to keeping an animal or growing plants; (hence) something seen as little more than a passing fad, or as pointless or useless. Origin |
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