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

“He wanted to put his leg up and piss on it.”

From Salon • May 26, 2025

“I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

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

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

I mean, I’m not trying to piss off Ms. Albright.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli