How to pronounce pet

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What pet means

noun

Most people know pet in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A fit of sulky bad temper

In a sentence: When the game ended, Max stomped off in a pet and wouldn't talk to anyone.

Where it comes from: No one is sure where this meaning came from. It may be linked to petulance, a sulky, cross mood.

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