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pet peeve
pet peeve
pet peeve
Fig.
a frequent annoyance; one's "favorite" or most often encountered annoyance.
My pet peeve is someone who always comes into the theater after the show has started. Drivers who don't signal are John's pet peeve.
See also:
peeve
,
pet
pet peeve
A particular or recurring source of irritation, as in
My pet peeve is that neighbor's cat running through my herb garden
. [Early 1900s]
See also:
peeve
,
pet
pet peeve
n.
a major or principal annoyance or complaint.
Dirty dishes in restaurants are my pet peeve.
See also:
peeve
,
pet
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Waddell
[wɔ'del]
Chaim
-
Hebrew
Keti
-
Georgian
Josip
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Croatian, Slovene
Pen
PEN
English
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RO-lənd
(English)
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N
(French)
, RO-lawnd
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