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

adjective

1. insignificant or contemptible

Word History and Origins

Origin of pissant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pissant¹

C17: from piss + ant

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

“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.”

From Literature

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

From Literature

“Pissant,” Mr. Dacus had said, “it isn’t very often you come across a holy man. But you have. And this one has a genius for teaching pissant. So go on back to his class and I’ll accept your apology later after you decide that Og is the best teacher you’ve ever had.”

From Literature

“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?”

From Literature