English Explanatory Dictionary

pain in the ass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something or someone that causes discomfort, frustration, or annoyance.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pain, in, the, ass.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pain in the ass pains in the ass

Etymology

Dysphemistically modelled after pain in the neck. First attested in the early to mid-20th century.

Synonyms

pain in the back pain in the backside pain in the bum pain in the butt pain in the keister pain in the neck pain in the rear pain in the dick assache pill

Related words

pain in one's ass pain in the arse pain in one's arse PITA royal pain pygalgia proctalgia coccydynia
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