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gluttons for punishment

gluttons for punishment is the plural of glutton for punishment.

Meaning of glutton for punishment

Noun

glutton for punishment (plural gluttons for punishment)

  1. (idiomatic) One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.
    • I should have quit this job long ago, but I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.

Questions about gluttons for punishment

What is gluttons for punishment the plural of?
Gluttons for punishment is the plural of glutton for punishment.

Words near gluttons for punishment in the dictionary

  1. gluttonly
  2. gluttonous
  3. gluttonously
  4. gluttonousness
  5. gluttons
  6. gluttons for punishment
  7. gluttony
  8. glutæal
  9. glutæi
  10. glutæus
  11. Gluyas

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