pet peeve

[ pet peev ]

noun

1. 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

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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]