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
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
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