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pain in the ass

alt. (context idiomatic slang English) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration. n. (context idiomatic slang English) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.

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pain in the ass

n. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck]

Usage examples of "pain in the ass".

In Vulkahn slang, this is the English equivalent of pain in the ass.

I'm getting tired of being told I'm nuts or a pain in the ass or stupid.

He was putting all these dumb, show-offy ripples in the high notes, and a lot of other very tricky stuff that gives me a pain in the ass.