piss
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
idioms
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piss off,
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to anger.
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to go away; leave (often used imperatively).
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take a piss, to urinate.
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piss away, to squander; fritter away.
verb
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(intr) to urinate
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(tr) to discharge as or in one's urine
to piss blood
noun
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an act of urinating
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urine
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beer
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drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
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something easily obtained of achieved
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to tease or make fun of someone or something
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to be far superior to
a version that pisses all over the original
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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pisssimple
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pissessimple
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have pissedperfect
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has pissedperfect
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am pissingprogressive
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are pissingprogressive
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is pissingprogressive
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have been pissingperfect progressive
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has been pissingperfect progressive
Past
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pissedsimple
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had pissedperfect
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was pissingprogressive
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were pissingprogressive
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had been pissingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of piss
1250–1300; Middle English pissen < Old French pissier < Vulgar Latin *pisiāre (imitative)
Example Sentences
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We were this startup, full of piss and vinegar, trying to tell the truth and write about our community and make documentaries about our community.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
"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
"It's such a gross way to completely alienate someone when you're taking the piss out of their voice, which is so personal to you and you use it all the time," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
It’s too weird, and too wretched, to not take the piss out of it.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024
“Just do something that will piss her off but that she can’t pin on you.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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