a drag

A person, thing, or task that is tedious or boring. I don't know who invited this guy to the party. He is a such a drag! I know cleaning out the garage is a drag, but it has to be done.

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a drag

A tedious experience, a bore, as in After several thousand times, signing your autograph can be a drag. This seemingly modern term was army slang during the Civil War. The allusion probably is to drag as something that impedes progress. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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a drag

verb

See a drag on someone

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a drag

verb

See a drag on something

See also: drag

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aeschylus	ES-kəl-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Winter	['wintə]
Simen	-	Norwegian
Myra	['mairə]
Billings	['bliŋz]
Dalimil	-	Czech, Slovak