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  • past participle of piss.
  • past tense form of piss.
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pissed

American  
[pist] / pɪst /

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.
  1. drunk; intoxicated.

  2. pissed off.


pissed British  
/ pɪst /

adjective

  1. slang intoxicated; drunk

  2. slang annoyed, irritated, or disappointed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pissed

First recorded in 1840–50; piss + -ed 2


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“To the people who are pissed off and want to say, ‘I told you so’: you’re right, you did tell us so.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

“So when you drop the ball, you’re kind of pissed off. And when they come back to you, it just means a lot for my confidence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

And if my success was not the way I wanted it, I would get pissed off and be impossible to be around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

She will absolutely be pissed about people bringing up her name in the same sentence as Jeffrey Epstein until the end of time.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

He looks me in the eyes, and when I realize he isn’t pissed, but instead frightened, I’m absolutely certain he isn’t how I end.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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