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pet hate

 
noun [C] UK (US pet peeve)

Definition

something that annoys you a lot: That's one of my pet hates - people who smoke while other people are eating.
(Definition of pet hate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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