English Explanatory Dictionary

pain in the neck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.

Pronunciation

En-au-pain in the neck.ogg

Word forms

pain in the neck pains in the neck

Etymology

First attested in the 1920s.

Synonyms

pain in the ass pain in the butt pest nuisance

Related words

trachelodynia
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