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.

Example Sentences

He’s scaled mountains, accidentally grabbed rattlesnakes, and once stumbled upon a sleeping mountain lion all in the pursuit of rodent piss.

From Popular-Science

To raise an argument like this is not only legally frivolous might piss off a federal judge.

From The Daily Beast

Few characters can say “Don’t piss in my ear and tell me it’s raining” with the same gravitas and deadpan as Urdnot Wrex.

From Washington Post

While it’s one thing to not want to piss off a large number of users, turning every toggle and setting into a user choice is just another way at shrugging off responsibility while claiming that something has been done.

From TechCrunch

Not just a waypoint to take a piss and fill up the tank, but to refuel in all senses of the word.

From Eater

But the Lizard Squad was able to get one thing done: Piss off Anonymous, the best known of the hacktivist collectives.

From The Daily Beast

So, of course, we all call that one: The Mormons-Really-Piss-Us-Off One.

From The Daily Beast