pet peeve


noun

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

Origin of pet peeve

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Words nearby pet peeve

Idioms and Phrases with pet peeve

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]