pet peeve

pet peeve
pet peeve "the thing that provokes one most," 1919, from PET (Cf. pet) (1) in the adj. sense “especially cherished” (1826), here in jocular or ironic use with PEEVE (Cf. peeve).

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  • pet peeve — A pet peeve is something that irritates an individual greatly …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pet peeve — pet′ peeve′ n. cvb a continual source of personal annoyance …   From formal English to slang

  • Pet peeve — A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in an individual.OriginThe term originated from the word peeve . Its first usage was in 1919. [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=pet+peeve… …   Wikipedia

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  • pet peeve — noun an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve • Hypernyms: ↑complaint * * * a particular and often continual annoyance; personal bugbear: This train service is one of my pet peeves. [1915 20,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pet peeve — n. a major or principal annoyance or complaint. □ Dirty dishes in restaurants are my pet peeve. D He has no pet peeve. He hates everything …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Pet Peeve (Xanth) — Infobox Book | name = Pet Peeve image caption = cover of Pet Peeve author = Piers Anthony country = USA language = English cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet genre = Fantasy novel publisher = Tor Books release date = 2005 media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

  • Pet peeve (disambiguation) — A pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in an individual.Pet peeve may also refer to:* Pet Peeve (1954 film), a 1954 Tom and Jerry cartoon * Pet Peeve (Xanth), the twenty ninth book of the Xanth series …   Wikipedia

  • Pet Peeve (1954 film) — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Pet Peeve series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Pet Peeve director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Ed Barge Irven Spence Kenneth Muse… …   Wikipedia

  • pet peeve — noun Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike. Ending questions with a period is one of my pet peeves. Syn: pet hate …   Wiktionary

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