Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a pain in the patootie
English answer:
a real nuisance
Added to glossary by
Vera Rocha
Jun 23, 2004 14:25
19 yrs ago
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English term
Reliability, commitment and quality
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 3 more.
a pain in the patootie
English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
The map is in the .PDF format, which is a real pain in the patootie, but worth the information.
I don't understand the exact meaning of this expression and I don't seem to find it in any dictionary.
TIA
I don't understand the exact meaning of this expression and I don't seem to find it in any dictionary.
TIA
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1 min
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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a real nuisance
Patootie is a slang word for arse.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone!"
+10
1 min
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
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English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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16
pain in the ass/arse
a polite way of waying the above
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Aisha Maniar
: yup!
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Melanie Nassar
: no pain, no gain
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tectranslate ITS GmbH
: *W*ay to go! :-P (Dunno which of you was faster, though.)
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A-Z Trans (X)
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abborre
: precisely
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NancyLynn
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awilliams
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hookmv
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Alfa Trans (X)
8 days
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+3
2 mins
Melanie Nassar
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
United States
dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
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a pain in the ass
patootie is a just cute way of saying ass
a pain in the ass means a bother, or extra work, in this case
a pain in the ass means a bother, or extra work, in this case
+7
3 mins
George Rabel
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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4
a pain in the ass / butt / neck
a nuissance
a bother
I have no idea of what the "patootie" is, but I suspect is another name for butt. Substitute it by any other of the aformentioned names and the meaning remains the same
a bother
I have no idea of what the "patootie" is, but I suspect is another name for butt. Substitute it by any other of the aformentioned names and the meaning remains the same
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RHELLER
: neck is good (your suspicions are correct)
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Thanks..maybe we should post a question with all the possible names for butt, see how many we come up with!
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NancyLynn
: it is butt
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butt it s, indeed!
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sarahl (X)
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Thanks!!
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Nancy Arrowsmith
: in this case, it means butt, but it can also mean other things...
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naledge
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chica nueva
: a pain in the butt
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Alexandra Tussing
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chica nueva
Native in English
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English
Works in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
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4
a pain in the buttocks/butt
Las Vegas Weekly
... Our copy of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary¡ªthe 10th editon¡ªlacks an
entry for "patootie," but the ever-helpful American ... Definition 1: buttocks. ...
www.lasvegasweekly.com/2003/12/18/gray.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
American=patootie
patch kit n : puncture outfit for repairing punctures in bicycle (and motorcycle)
tyres. patootie /patoodee/ col n : butt, ¡°it¡¯sa big pain in the patootie ...
cgi.peak.org/~jeremy/retort.cgi?American=patootie - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
... Our copy of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary¡ªthe 10th editon¡ªlacks an
entry for "patootie," but the ever-helpful American ... Definition 1: buttocks. ...
www.lasvegasweekly.com/2003/12/18/gray.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
American=patootie
patch kit n : puncture outfit for repairing punctures in bicycle (and motorcycle)
tyres. patootie /patoodee/ col n : butt, ¡°it¡¯sa big pain in the patootie ...
cgi.peak.org/~jeremy/retort.cgi?American=patootie - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
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