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pet peeve
[ pet peev ]
noun
- a particular and often continual annoyance; personal bugbear:
This train service is one of my pet peeves.
Word History and Origins
Origin of pet peeve1
Idioms and Phrases
A particular or recurring source of irritation, as in My pet peeve is that neighbor's cat running through my herb garden . [Early 1900s]Example Sentences
Also, not forcing a return and the seconds it requires in these situations is a big pet peeve of mine and is NEVER mentioned on the telecast.
And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.
A lot of my pet peeves, by the way, have to do with being unoriginal so I would say that's a top pet peeve as well.
I have a girl pet peeve: the macho prevalence of sports talk in White House briefing rooms and Washington green rooms.
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