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piss-poor
[ pis-poor ]
/ ˈpɪsˈpʊər /
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adjective Slang: Vulgar.
of extremely inferior or disappointing quality or rating.
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Origin of piss-poor
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby piss-poor
pisser,
pisshead,
pissing contest,
piss off,
pissoir,
piss-poor,
pisspot,
piss-take,
piss-up,
pissy,
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How to use piss-poor in a sentence
Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
What they actually mean by that is, you know, he actually knows some people that are poor.
For those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
He did believe you, more or less, and what you said fell in with his own impressions—strange impressions that they were, poor man!
In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.
The poor must look to the brightness of a future world for the consolation that they were denied in this.
Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
British Dictionary definitions for piss-poor
adjective
slang of a contemptibly low standard or quality; pathetic
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