pain in the ass

rude slang A person or thing that is extremely annoying or inconvenient. I know I need to renew my license, but dealing with the lines at the DMV is such a pain in the ass.

pain in the ass

and a pain in the butt; a pain in the rear

Fig. a very annoying thing or person. (Crude. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion. An elaboration of pain. Use caution with ass. Butt is less offensive. Rear is euphemistic.) That guy is a real pain in the ass. Things like that give me a pain in the butt.

pain in the ass

and pain in the butt and pain in the rear

n. a very annoying thing or person. (Usually objectionable. An elaboration of pain. Rear is euphemistic.) You are a pain in the ass! Things like that give me a pain in the butt.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iva (3)	-	Czech
Scarlett	SKAHR-lət	English
Savva	-	Russian
Hilary	['hiləri]
AntÓNia	-	Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Jelena	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian