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- noun idiomatic Someone or something which is
annoying ,irritating orinconvenient
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- noun a bothersome annoying person
- noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
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skipvia commented on the word pain in the neck
See Body Metaphors.
February 28, 2008