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pain in the rear

pain in the rear is the alternative form of pain in the ass.

Meaning of pain in the ass

Noun

pain in the ass (countable and uncountable, plural pains in the ass)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Something or someone that causes discomfort, frustration, or annoyance.
    • Strangely enough, the days I spent at this pain-in-the-ass job were some of my most memorable and valuable.2019 January 30, Tim Denning, “How To Use A Pain-In-The-Ass Job To Your Advantage And Come Out A Winner”, in Medium, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2020, retrieved 07 Feb 2025
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pain, in, the, ass.

Forms of pain in the rear

pluralpains in the rear

Questions about pain in the rear

What is pain in the rear the alternative form of?
Pain in the rear is the alternative form of pain in the ass.

Words near pain in the rear in the dictionary

  1. pain in the butt
  2. pain in the dick
  3. pain in the keister
  4. pain in the neck
  5. pain in the patootie
  6. pain in the rear
  7. pain killer
  8. pain killers
  9. pain point
  10. pain points
  11. pain relief

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