piss

[ pis ]

/ pɪs /

Vulgar.

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noun

urine.

verb (used without object), pissed, piss·ing.

to urinate.

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Idioms about piss

piss away, Slang. to squander; fritter away:

piss off, Slang.

to anger.
to go away; leave (often used imperatively).

take a piss, to urinate.

Origin of piss

1250–1300; Middle English pissen<Old French pissier<Vulgar Latin *pisiāre (imitative)

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How to use piss in a sentence

Our two goals were simple, and I know this will probably piss off journalists, but we did what we did.
Joe Scarborough: ‘We made the same mistake that people made during Hitler’s rise’|Erik Wemple|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
Mattingly called protesters “thugs” and slammed police department leaders and FBI, “who aren’t cops and would piss their pants if they had to hold the line,” for going after him for civil rights violations.
Protesters hit the streets for a second night after officers aren’t charged with killing Breonna Taylor|Fabiola Cineas|September 25, 2020|Vox
First the rum-and-Coke, unzipped fly, Trailer Park Boys piss-take on the yacht photo, which Falwell Bill Clinton’ed his way out of.
Who Among Us Has Not Seduced the Pool Boy?|Eugene Robinson|August 30, 2020|Ozy
Not only will it put a bad taste in their mouth about you and your website, but it’ll downright piss them off.
Nine mistakes to avoid when contacting websites for backlinks|Raj Dosanjh|July 29, 2020|Search Engine Watch

British Dictionary definitions for piss

piss

/ (pɪs) slang /

verb

(intr) to urinate

(tr) to discharge as or in one's urineto piss blood

noun

an act of urinating

urine

Australian beer

on the piss drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities

piece of piss something easily obtained of achieved

take the piss to tease or make fun of someone or something

piss all over to be far superior toa version that pisses all over the original

Word Origin for piss

C13: from Old French pisser, probably of imitative origin

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