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PET PEEVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
Example:
grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pet peeve" is a kind of...):
complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)