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royal pains

royal pains is the plural of royal pain.

Meaning of royal pain

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
  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

Questions about royal pains

What is royal pains the plural of?
Royal pains is the plural of royal pain.

Words near royal pains in the dictionary

  1. Royal National Park
  2. Royal Navy
  3. Royal Oak
  4. Royal Oak Day
  5. royal pain
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  7. royal palm
  8. Royal Palm Beach
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  10. royal penguin
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