Meanings
plural pains in the bum
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangSomeone or something very annoying.
2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End “Yes, she’s a pain in the bum, coming over all the time.”
2 more examples
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.
2004, Sandy Row, Surviving the Special Needs System I know I became a royal pain in the bum to the LEA.
Synonyms: pain in the arse, pain in the ass, pain in the butt, pain in the neck
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone or something very annoying.
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