Talk:royal pain

RFD discussion: March–July 2022
Likely SOP. AFAIK, royal can collocate with anything Pious Eterino (talk) 17:46, 14 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep - it's a very specific meaning of "royal" that is not obvious outside of idiomatic use. This is also a set phrase, anyway. Theknightwho (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Perhaps it could be a cryptic clue for (scrofula)... er, anyway, what other nouns is this used with? I've never heard "royal nuisance" or "royal annoyance". Equinox ◑ 23:45, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ’royal nuisance’ and ‘royal headache’ definitely exist along with the highly alliterative ‘right royal rogering’ though I agree with you about ‘royal annoyance’. All the same ‘royal pain’ is faintly idiomatic, so weak keep. Overlordnat1 (talk) 00:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * @Equinox I have actually heard "royal nuisance" before, but it feels like a derivation from this. Theknightwho (talk) 10:07, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * In Google Books Ngram Viewer, &thinsp;"royal pain in the ass"&thinsp; obliterates &thinsp;"royal annoyance+royal headache+royal nuisance". --Lambiam 20:32, 15 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep as per above. &thinsp;"royal pain"&thinsp; obliterates &thinsp;"royal annoyance+royal headache+royal nuisance". Facts707 (talk) 07:49, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Kept Zumbacool (talk) 17:49, 5 July 2022 (UTC)