pee

¹

[pee]

verb (used without object)

peed, peeing 

1. to urinate.

noun

1. urine.

2. the act of urinating.

pee

²

[pee]

noun

plural

pees, pee 

1. the letter p.

2. British.,  penny.

pee

/ piː /

verb

1. (intr) to urinate

noun

1. urine

2. the act of urinating

Word History and Origins

Origin of pee¹

First recorded in 1875–80; euphemism for piss, using initial letter

Origin of pee²

Middle English pe (< Old French ) < Latin pē < Greek peî pi ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pee¹

C18: a euphemism for _piss , based on the initial letter

Example Sentences

Panda poo and pee are rubbed all over their “fur” so that they’ll smell like a panda and not a person.

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“Every time the opposing team has a runner at third base and less than two outs, I take my dog outside to pee,” Chavarin wrote.

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If you've never kept a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many of them actually "pee" in crystal form.

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“Or we’ll keep it going until I have to stop the show twice for pee breaks.”

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"When I was 10 or maybe seven, I used to cry - I used to just pee in my pants when I saw white people," Damar, now 39, tells the BBC.

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