"pet hate" meaning in All languages combined

See pet hate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pet hates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pet hate (plural pet hates)
  1. (chiefly UK, colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike. Tags: UK, colloquial Synonyms: pet peeve, bête noire Related terms: pet name
    Sense id: en-pet_hate-en-noun-eXDiQouP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(chiefly UK, colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike."
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