pissant
Americannoun
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Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
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Obsolete. an ant.
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pissant
1655–65, in sense “ant”; piss + ant, probably originally on the model of pismire
Example Sentences
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He wants to be a music journalist, but in the pilot he works as a pissant at a casting agency under what the press materials refer to as a “no-nonsense boss.”
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2012
They got a sayin' out there in Hollywood: Big stars mean a big movie With Burt and Dolly in it, this lil ole bitty pissant country show growed bigger than Bob Lilly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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