pet peeve

noun

: a frequent subject of complaint

Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence

One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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While forced fun/table games is my pet peeve, something about Christmas makes this time of year an exception. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The lack of consistent officiating has long been a pet peeve within the garage, to the point that drivers are often befuddled as to what constitutes a penalty and what doesn’t. Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 The most exciting change to macOS with the Sequoia update has to be the new window-management feature, addressing my biggest Mac pet peeve for years. PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 My wife, for instance, would probably tell you her pet peeve is the fact that her husband has been ignoring her to write obsessively about Survivor for the past 24 years. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pet peeve 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pet peeve was in 1917

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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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