peeve
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6.0
- noun
- /piːv/
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fastidio
- So one of my pet peeves is being stood up.
- a pet peeve
So one of my pet peeves is being stood up.
- So one of my pet peeves is being stood up.
- Yeah, going back to that one pet peeve of mine is no more commercials.
- And I think that's like my biggest pet peeve with wrapping paper.
- My biggest pet peeve of the beach is sand on my feet.
- You know, that is my one pet peeve with mascaras.
- My biggest pet peeve is guys who don't wear Cologne.
- But yeah, question number six, what are some of your bookish pet peeves?
- And then what is a pet peeve of your that your spouse does?
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Probably my biggest pet peeve out of all of them.
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And my biggest pet peeve is the phrase "it is what it is."
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OK, what is the biggest pet peeve about me?
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What is your biggest pet peeve when it comes to living with me?
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But I guess you could write that off as a pet peeve of mine.
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One of my biggest pet peeves is that people no longer pick up the phone to develop relationships.
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I feel very bad for the neighbors, and these eyesores are a big pet peeve of mine.
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Everyone has a communications pet peeve in the workplace, such as when people habitually "reply-all" to emails.
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Another pet peeve is when people add "Worth the RT?" or "Please RT" to their tweets.
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One of my biggest pet peeves is when people chew loudly.
Synonyms
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9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
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7.2
A person or thing that often causes trouble
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2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
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3.6
A feeling of annoyance or anger
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3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
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6.3
Something small that annoys you more than it annoys most people
Something that annoys or worries you
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Etymology
Peeve (as in the phrase pet peeve) likely comes from peevish, meaning 'easily annoyed'; a pet peeve is a personal or special thing that regularly annoys you, which is why peeve can mean a particular annoyance.