pissy
Americanadjective
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soiled with or reeking of urine.
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inferior, nasty, or disagreeable.
Etymology
Origin of pissy
Example Sentences
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But the odds are equally good that instead of looking “tough” against a panel of women, he just comes across as pouty when he, inevitably, gets pissy about whatever issue they press him on.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
Some trash on the sidewalk, or sometimes a pissy mattress or a stained-up couch.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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