pet peeve en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.
1970s, George Carlin, stand-up routine I don’t have pet peeves; I have major, psychotic hatreds.
Forgetting to finish a sentence with a period is one of my pet peeves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pet peeves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
red rag · peeve · push someone's buttons · get on one's nerves · peeved
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fr bête noire (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · hu előszeretettel ostorozott hiányosság (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · pt neura (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · pt birra (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · de Lieblingsärgernis (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · de persönliche Abneigung (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · es molestia favorita (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · de Hauptärgernis (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · hu bögyében lévő dolog (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · fi inhokki (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · hu leginkább bosszantó/idegesítő/irritáló dolog (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · pt ódio de estimação (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · da yndlingsaversion (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · de Lieblingsbeschwerde (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · cmn 討厭的事情 /讨厌的事情 (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · hu vörös posztó (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · cy cas beth (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · he שנאת מחמד (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · ru пунктик (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · tr bam teli (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · it piccolo cruccio (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · hu előszeretettelemlegetett bosszúság (fel) (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · ru любимая мозоль (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · pl idiosynkrazja (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) · pt implicância (something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike)