pet peeve

[ pet peev ]

noun

1. a particular and often continual annoyance; personal bugbear:

   This train service is one of my pet peeves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pet peeve¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

A particular or recurring source of irritation, as in My pet peeve is that neighbor's cat running through my herb garden . [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

Also, not forcing a return and the seconds it requires in these situations is a big pet peeve of mine and is NEVER mentioned on the telecast.

From FiveThirtyEight

And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.

From The Daily Beast

A lot of my pet peeves, by the way, have to do with being unoriginal so I would say that's a top pet peeve as well.

From The Daily Beast

I have a girl pet peeve: the macho prevalence of sports talk in White House briefing rooms and Washington green rooms.

From The Daily Beast