"pain in the bum" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pain in the bum.ogg [Australia] Forms: pains in the bum [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pains in the bum}} pain in the bum (plural pains in the bum)
  1. (chiefly British, slang) Someone or something very annoying. Tags: British, slang Synonyms: pain in the arse, pain in the ass, pain in the butt, pain in the neck Related terms: proctalgia
    Sense id: en-pain_in_the_bum-en-noun-5q0fzvcl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pain in the bum meaning in English (1.7kB)

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