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词汇 pet peeve
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pet peeve n.

"thing that provokes one most," by 1917, from pet (n.1) in the adjectival sense "especially cherished thing" (1826), here in jocular or ironic use with peeve (n.) and perhaps a suggestion of pet (n.2).

updated on April 17, 2020

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