pissy
Americanadjective
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soiled with or reeking of urine.
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inferior, nasty, or disagreeable.
Etymology
Origin of pissy
Example Sentences
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“I figured the hospital was already pissy with me because we didn’t vaccinate at all,” he told ProPublica.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Even if he gets pissy when the Senate asks him if he’s doing enough, he does have a strong sense that being an upright, principled judge bolsters the institution’s legitimacy.
From Slate • Sep. 23, 2023
To Fitz’s enormous credit, he did not get all pissy and quiet—only a little pissy and quiet.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 27, 2020
They started laughing at Kill’s clipped speech, his old Chicago accent, his pissy evasions.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2019
Some trash on the sidewalk, or sometimes a pissy mattress or a stained-up couch.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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