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.

Recent Examples on the Web

If your pet peeve is tortillas that crack or fall apart, Mi Rancho Organic Yellow Corn Tortillas are for you. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026

The wide-leg silhouette also looks extra polished for work and won’t squeeze my legs (my fashion pet peeve). — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Not pictured, the curling barrels work well too—although, admittedly, having to change out barrels to switch airflow directions is a pet peeve of mine. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026

Brightly colored plastic florals are one of Jones's biggest pet peeves. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pet peeve

• achieve
• believe
• conceive
• deceive
• naive
• perceive
• receive
• relieve
• reprieve
• retrieve
• breve
• cleave