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drag
noun [S] (BORING THING) /dræɡ/ slangDefinition
› something that is not convenient and is boring or unpleasant: Filling in forms is such a drag! I've got to go to the dentist's again - what a drag!Inconvenience
(Definition of drag noun (BORING THING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation noun (TROUBLE)
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