Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pain in the bum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: pain in the bum
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something very annoying.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End “Yes, she’s a pain in the bum, coming over all the time.”"
"2004, Sandy Row, Surviving the Special Needs System I know I became a royal pain in the bum to the LEA."

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

pains in the bum (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

proctalgia

Synonyms

pain in the arse pain in the ass pain in the butt pain in the neck

Questions

What does pain in the bum mean?: Someone or something very annoying.

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