pissy

American  

[pis-ee] / ˈpɪs i /

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.

pissier, pissiest

1. soiled with or reeking of urine.

2. inferior, nasty, or disagreeable.

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Etymology

Origin of pissy

First recorded in 1981–86; piss + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Even if he gets pissy when the Senate asks him if he’s doing enough, he does have a strong sense that being an upright, principled judge bolsters the institution’s legitimacy.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2023

To Fitz’s enormous credit, he did not get all pissy and quiet—only a little pissy and quiet.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 27, 2020

They started laughing at Kill’s clipped speech, his old Chicago accent, his pissy evasions.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2019

In early 2016, as Justin Bieber was on a tear with his string of chart-toppers, Halsey recorded a larky cover of his top hit of that year, the pissy acoustic-pop trifle “Love Yourself.”

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019

But they’re the only way to get all this stuff, and it’s no good getting pissy about it, because they’re still going to control everything whether you like it or not.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson