pain in the patootie
Real bothersome individual
A pain in the patootie is someone or something annoying or troublesome—a mild, playful variant of "pain in the ass." Patootie is a euphemism for buttocks, giving the phrase a cutesy quality suitable for mixed company: My little brother can be a real pain in the patootie.
The expression suggests irritation without harsh vulgarity.
- patootieInformal word for buttocks
- pain in the buttSource of constant annoyance
- pain in the rearIrritating person or thing
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- botherTo annoy or disturb
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