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pain in the bum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) Someone or something very annoying.
    • 2004, Sandy Row, Surviving the Special Needs System I know I became a royal pain in the bum to the LEA.
    • 2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End “Yes, she’s a pain in the bum, coming over all the time.”
    • 2000, Max Allen, Crush: The New Australian Wine Book This is fine and dandy for the wineries and the consumer […] but it’s a pain in the bum for people like me who have to pigeonhole everybody to make them fit nicely in a book.

Forms

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pains in the bum Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

proctalgia

Synonyms

pain in the neck · pain in the arse · pain in the butt · pain in the ass