What does pet peeve mean?

pet peeve means "an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed".

Is pet peeve a common word?

pet peeve is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pet peeve — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
“grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve”
Broadercomplaint

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What does pet peeve mean?: pet peeve means "an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed".
Is pet peeve a common word?: pet peeve is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pet peeve come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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