OZEMPETS

What Does Ozempets Mean?

Ozempets Are Chubby Pets

Ozempets is a jokey mashup of "Ozempic" and "pets." It's used online to describe overweight animals jokingly linked to human weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, an injectable medication prescribed for managing obesity and diabetes in people.

From a Meme...

…to a Controversial Idea

While the term is mostly humorous, it did spark real conversation. Some pet owners started asking veterinarians whether human weight-loss medications could help animals slim down. (There is a related drug, Bexacat, but it's only for diabetic cats and must be used with extreme caution.) Using Ozempic — or any human weight-loss drug — on pets is strongly discouraged and can be dangerous. Critics note that unlike humans, obesity in pets almost always comes down to too much food and too little exercise, not a need for pharmaceuticals.

But The Jokes Keep Coming

Obese dogs have inspired offshoot slang terms like "Ozempups," and made-up pet versions of weight-loss drugs — including "Dogzempic" — continue to circulate in meme culture.

Ozempets

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Summary of Key Points

Ozempets
Definition:	Overweight Pets
Type:	Word
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

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