pain in the butt

noun

A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.

“The customers love it, but the employees think the new system is a pain in the butt.”

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Meanings

nounpain in the butt (plural pains in the butt)

plural pains in the butt

  1. CanadaUSinformalA nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.

    The customers love it, but the employees think the new system is a pain in the butt.

    Synonyms: pain in the neck, pain in the rear, pain in the ass, pain in the arse, pain in the bum, pain in the back

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.

Similar
pain in the neckpain in the rearpain in the asspain in the arsepain in the bumpain in the back
Also see
pain in the asspain in the backpain in the bumpain in the neck
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