"pet rock" meaning in English

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          "ref": "[2015 March 31, Margalit Fox, “Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Though the fad ran its course long ago, the phrase “pet rock” endures in the American lexicon, denoting (depending on whether it is uttered with contempt or admiration) a useless entity or a meteoric success.",
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          "ref": "2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:",
          "text": "Papyrus: This is my brother's pet rock. He always forgets to feed it. As usual, I have to take responsibility.",
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        "A rock one keeps and cares for as if it were a pet, often purchased as a novelty item and jokingly treated as having needs like those of a living animal."
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          "sense": "rock as a pet",
          "word": "lemmikkikivi"
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        "Pet Rock"
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