piss
pronunciation
How to pronounce piss in British English:
UK [pɪs]
How to pronounce piss in American English:
US [pɪs]
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- Noun:
- liquid excretory product
- informal terms for urination
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- Verb:
- eliminate urine
Word Origin
- piss
- piss: [13] Piss probably originated in imitation of the sound of urinating. It has been traced back to a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *pisāre, which passed into English via Old French pisser. It has become widely distributed throughout the other European languages (Italian pisciare, for instance, German and Dutch pissen, and Welsh piso). Pee [18] started life as a euphemism for piss.=> pee
- piss (v.)
- late 13c., from Old French pissier "urinate" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *pissiare, of imitative origin. To piss away (money, etc.) is from 1948. Related: Pissed; pissing. Pissing while (1550s) once meant "a short time." He shall not piss my money against the wall; he shall not have my money to spend in liquor. [Grose, "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 3rd edition, 1796]
- piss (n.)
- late 14c., from piss (v.). As a pure intensifier (piss-poor, piss-ugly, etc.) it dates from World War II. Piss and vinegar first attested 1942. Piss-prophet "one who diagnosed diseases by inspection of urine" is attested from 1620s. Piss proud "erect upon awakening" is attested from 1796.
Example
- 1. " I can 't piss out of it , " the man replied !
- 2. The art world loves paradoxical conceptual gestures , but it seems that someone might be taking the piss .
- 3. In the capital , vientiane , an intellectual who is no fan of china says : " when the chinese piss in the mekong , we 're the ones that drown ...... "
- 4. Would they really lean across the passenger seat to toss out a bottle of piss ?
- 5. The sound would disappear , but the hurt would linger , like the smell of piss long after it has evaporated .