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pain in the backside en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of pain in the ass.
    • Perry can undoubtedly be a pain in the backside but in Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing he wears his big, bruised heart on his sleeve. The overwhelming sense is of a lonely, disappointed man in desperate need of a hug. 2022 November 16, Fiona Sturges, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry review – being Chandler Bing”, in The Guardian:

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pains in the backside Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

pain in the ass