Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, informal)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.
Examples
5 sentencesIt was a real pain in the butt.
Michael was always a pain in the butt.
Vladimir is useless and just a pain in the butt.
Good journalists are what Americans call a pain in the butt.
John was a huge pain in Jessica's butt.
Forms
plural: pains in the butt| Singular | pain in the butt |
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| Plural | pains in the butt |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymssource of trouble or annoyance:pain in the neckpain in the bumpain in the backpain in the rear
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular