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royal pain

royal pain noun: someone or something that is very annoying.

Noun

royal pain (plural royal pains)

  1. (derogatory, often, slang) Someone or something that is very annoying.
    • And while the spine's no doubt a miraculous array of vertebrae, ligaments, muscle and nerve tissue, it can also be a royal pain in the... well, lower back region.1992 February, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 25, number 5, page 71
    • In fact, the only thing royal about you is that you are a royal pain!2011, Amy Keating Rogers, The Best Night Ever, spoken by Rarity
  2. (derogatory, often, slang) A feeling of being very annoyed.
    • He gave out a big yawn while he said that. Which is something that gives me a royal pain in the ass.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 37

Forms of royal pain

pluralroyal pains

Questions about royal pain

What does royal pain mean?
Royal pain means someone or something that is very annoying.
What part of speech is royal pain?
Royal pain is a noun.
What is the plural of royal pain?
The plural of royal pain is royal pains.

Words near royal pain in the dictionary

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  2. Royal National Park
  3. Royal Navy
  4. Royal Oak
  5. Royal Oak Day
  6. royal pain
  7. royal pains
  8. royal palm
  9. Royal Palm Beach
  10. royal palms
  11. royal penguin

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