A Fergie By Any Other Name...

Fergie marks her first year with us next month, and in her first year with us, we've found a number of nicknames for her.  Our puppy-training instructor cautioned us to not wear out her name calling to her time and again, lest it lose its power.  We've certainly compensated with her nicknames:

• Puppums: (n)  I do remember Mom's cat got called Mr. Puddums for awhile, so I guess this just fit as the Fergie analogue.  It then led to…
• Pums: (n) the abbreviated form of "puppums."
• Flurfy: (adj) Some debate ensued as to whether she was "fluffy" or merely "furry."  Here's the compromise.  You have to say this in your best "Ehrmagherd!" voice: "Ehrmagherd! She's so flurfy!"
• Flurfy purpy: (adj + n) Her status as a flurfy young dog.  "Ehrmagherd! A flurfy purpy!"
• Happy puppy: (adj + n)Pretty self-evident when the full-body wag is on.
• Miss Pups:  (n) Rarer.  Used more when someone is bring snobby: "Oh, looks like Miss Pups is choosing to ignore her dinner tonight."
• Fergalicious: (adj) Of course this had to get used.  I don't favor it myself, but it has been used.  Sigh.

I'll keep adding to this as I think of others.