piss

American  

[pis] / pɪs /

noun

1. urine.

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verb (used without object)

pissed, pissing

1. to urinate.

idioms

1. piss off,

   1. to anger.

   2. to go away; leave (often used imperatively).

2. take a piss, to urinate.

3. piss away, to squander; fritter away.

piss British  

/ pɪs /

verb

1. (intr) to urinate

2. (tr) to discharge as or in one's urine

   to piss blood

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noun

1. an act of urinating

2. urine

3. beer

4. drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities

5. something easily obtained of achieved

6. to tease or make fun of someone or something

7. to be far superior to

   a version that pisses all over the original

Etymology

Origin of piss

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

Example Sentences

“I used to say Militarie Gun was a hardcore band just to piss people off,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

"We're entrepreneurs. We are full of piss and vinegar, as they would say," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

"I am not thin-skinned. I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits," she said.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

It’s too weird, and too wretched, to not take the piss out of it.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

I almost wanted him to forget I was there, I guess, and I was hoping he didn’t remember that I’d found the boy I love deranged in a wide pool of his own piss.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green