pet peeve

noun

: a frequent subject of complaint

Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence

One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Non-absorbent towels are one of my biggest pet peeves. Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 This document would include their preferences and pet peeves around communication, their preferred work environments, and their strengths and weaknesses. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025 What are your restaurant icks and pet peeves? Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 This uncomfortable truth sharpened recently when a friend shared her pet peeve about cell phones on the table when dining out with companions. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pet peeve

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pet peeve was in 1917

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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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