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pissant

or piss-ant

[ pis-ant ]

noun

  1. Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
  2. Obsolete. an ant.


adjective

  1. Slang: Vulgar. insignificant or worthless.

pissant

/ ˈpɪsænt /

noun

  1. an insignificant or contemptible person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. insignificant or contemptible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pissant1

1655–65, in sense “ant”; piss + ant, probably originally on the model of pismire
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pissant1

C17: from piss + ant
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Example Sentences

“No, pissant. I’m not going to do that. But you are never going to participate in another varsity sport at Calhoun High School. You have four games left in the basketball season. You will not be playing in any of them, nor will you be allowed to play baseball this spring. Do you think that’s fair?”

Before he went back to watch the final quarter he turned to Ben and said, “See you in school, pissant. It isn’t the end of the world.”

“He looked like he was hurting pretty bad. The bone was sticking through the flesh when we put him in the police car with Doc Ratteree to go down to the hospital. You messed up bad, pissant.”

“Let’s go look for your daddy, pissant. You’ll go crazy sitting around here with all these women.”

“So are you, pissant. But I’m the boss and I decided to take a day off. Let’s hit the river.”

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