# balloon knot

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/balloon-knot
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

The anus.

## Examples

- He is a real pain in the balloon knot.
- The rude customer was such a pain in the balloon knot that the waiter asked him to leave.
- Dealing with the endless, pointless paperwork is a total pain in the balloon knot for everyone in the department.

## Origin

A colloquialism formed by analogy to the physical appearance of the knot in a balloon.

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