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• ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  A peeve of mine is the term “pet peeve”. 😅

  If something bothers you so, why the fuck would you keep, nurture, and tend to it as a pet?

  I propose it change to haunting peeve, because you don’t want it, can’t get rid of it, and it exists regardless if you think about it or not.

  😁 (I’m not super serious about this, but “pet peeve” really does low-key bother me)

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  • The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I can support this

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    • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Omg you are an actual person. Every time I see your username under a post I, for whatever reason, think it’s the community name.

      I’ve seen a lot of your posts I think 😅 thanks for what you do! 🫡

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      • The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I am, and thanks! Beep boop, I like sharing memes. Just doing my part to help Lemmy grow.

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  • GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    it’s actually short for petite peeve, because it’s something small and unimportant. Or maybe it’s not, but you don’t know.

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  • ElHexo@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s partly a joke (your favourite peeve, for example) and probably a reference to the other, now archaic, meaning of pet:

    fit of peevishness, offense or ill-humor at feeling slighted

    I think you can accept idioms as they are or you’ll be endlessly feeling like one saying or another has got your goat

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    • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You must have missed the part that says I’m not really serious.

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• TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m a little bias short and stout, here is my handle here is my spout

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