piss

[ pis ]

noun

1. urine.

verb (used without object)

, pissed, piss·ing.

1. to urinate.

piss

/ pɪs /

verb

1. intr to urinate
2. tr to discharge as or in one's urine

   to piss blood

noun

1. an act of urinating
2. urine
3. beer
4. on the piss
   drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
5. piece of piss
   something easily obtained of achieved
6. take the piss
   to tease or make fun of someone or something
7. piss all over
   to be far superior to

   a version that pisses all over the original

Word History and Origins

Origin of piss¹

1250–1300; Middle English pissen < Old French pissier < Vulgar Latin *pisiāre (imitative)

Word History and Origins

Origin of piss¹

C13: from Old French pisser, probably of imitative origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. piss away, Slang. to squander; fritter away:
2. piss off, Slang.
   1. to anger.
   2. to go away; leave (often used imperatively).
3. take a piss, to urinate.