What does pet peeve mean?

Question

Sorry for a 1st grade question.... Im still in the process of learning english...

Answer 1

pet peeve means something that really bothers or annoys you, for instance, one of my pet peeves is when people try really hard to take a good picture. see what I mean? :]

Answer 2

It means one small thing that annoys you more than other things. It implies that it is not important, but it bothers you in a way that something really important would.

Example: I tell you to take off your hat when you are inside my house.  "Sorry! That is a pet peeve of mine!"



Best wishes studying English!  I'm sure we'll all be glad to help you.

Answer 3

pet peeve is something that really bothers you. pet implies something that is close to you-or a part of you. peeve is something bothersome. so it is something that bothers you, but a lot of other people are not bothered. good luck learning english!

Answer 4

Something you personally hate more than anything else in the world.

Answer 5

Well if i remember correctly long time since i seen that word.... its something that annoys you or something you dont like  

Answer 6

"thing that annoys you"

My biggest pet peeve is when people walk slow!

Answer 7

Pet peeve means what makes a person angry or upset.

Answer 8

something that annoys you!

an example is one of my pet peeves are when people act dumb on purpouse!

Answer 9

Is something we are obsessed with, for example I have a pet peeve about having a clean house, something I must have, or a pet peeve about people being late it bothers me and feels its just rude. The pet part is for something that belongs to me and I feed it.  

Answer 10

something which you cant stand

something you hate

etc

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Answer 11

A peeve is something that makes you peevish, or vexed, which both mean annoyed.

A pet "anything", is a favorite.  Remember the phrase "teacher's pet" from school?

So a pet peeve is (litterally) your favorite thing that annoys you, or more precisely, the thing that annoys you the most.

Answer 12

It is an annoyance, or something that bothers you.

If you hate it when people chew with their mouths open, or chew gum loud, that is a pet peeve.