pet peeve

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pet peev]
- /pɛt piv/
- /pet piːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pet peev]
- /pɛt piv/

Definition of pet peeve words

noun pet peeve a particular and often continual annoyance; personal bugbear: This train service is one of my pet peeves. 1

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Origin of pet peeve

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Pet peeve

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pet peeve popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pet peeve

noun pet peeve

aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
aggro — Aggro is the difficulties and problems that are involved in something.
bone to pick — (usually with with) An item of disagreement to complain about or resolve.
hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
grudge — a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.

All 7 Synonyms of pet peeve