piss

American  

[pis] / pɪs /

noun

1. urine.

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verb (used without object)

pissed, pissing

1. to urinate.

idioms

1. piss off,

   1. to anger.

   2. to go away; leave (often used imperatively).

2. take a piss, to urinate.

3. piss away, to squander; fritter away.

piss British  

/ pɪs /

verb

1. (intr) to urinate

2. (tr) to discharge as or in one's urine

   to piss blood

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noun

1. an act of urinating

2. urine

3. beer

4. drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities

5. something easily obtained of achieved

6. to tease or make fun of someone or something

7. to be far superior to

   a version that pisses all over the original

Etymology

Origin of piss

1250–1300; Middle English pissen < Old French pissier < Vulgar Latin *pisiāre (imitative)

Example Sentences

"I don't know if it's celebrating those nights or taking the piss," laughs Maddell.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

"I am not thin-skinned. I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits," she said.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

“This is what happens when you, politely speaking, piss off the spirits here,” Meieran explained, pointing to a bizarre 7-inch mound warping the hardwood floor in his office.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

It’s too weird, and too wretched, to not take the piss out of it.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

It was a mix of pig manure and piss with an odor of death.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan