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pet peeve
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Noun pet peeve has 1 sense
THESAURUS
pet peeve
abhorrence, abomination, anathema, antipathy, aversion, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, bone to pick, complaining, complaint, crow to pick, crow to pluck, destructive criticism, detestation, dissent, execration, faultfinding, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudge, grumbling, hate, holler, howl, kick, kicking, murmuring, peeve, peevishness, petulance, phobia, protest, querulousness, scolding, sniping, spite, squawk, squawking, whining, yapping
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