"royal pain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: royal pains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} royal pain (plural royal pains)
  1. (slang, often derogatory) Someone or something which is very angering, annoying or disgusting. Tags: derogatory, often, slang Translations (someone angering): kiusankappale (Finnish), rendkívül/hihetetlenül kiállhatatlan alak (Hungarian), más pesado que una vaca en brazos (note: of a person) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-royal_pain-en-noun-wYNHp2yC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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