pain in the ass

Dysphemistically modelled after pain in the neck. First attested in the early to mid-20th century.

• "Strangely enough, the days I spent at this pain-in-the-ass job were some of my most memorable and valuable."
• "His one obligation is that, every day, he must gather $10,000 worth of items from the store – stuff he doesn’t need: electronics, nappies, pet food and so forth – and exchange them for the cash. This is both an acute pain in the ass, and the one thing that prevents him from going insane with boredom. )"

• pain in the back
• pain in the backside
• pain in the bum
• pain in the butt
• pain in the keister
• pain in the neck
• pain in the rear
• pain in the dick
• ;
• assache
• ;
• pill

• pain in one's ass
• pain in the arse
• pain in one's arse
• PITA