pissoir

[ pee-swar ]

noun

, French.

, plural pis·soirs [pee-, swar].

1. a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.

pissoir

/ piswar; ˈpiːswɑː /

noun

1. a public urinal, usu. enclosed by a wall or screen

Word History and Origins

Origin of pissoir¹

French, from pisser to urinate

Example Sentences

But like the classic pissoir, they are typically only usable by people without disabilities and those who can easily use the bathroom while standing.

From New York Times

So, in praise of the public pissoir, here are some of London's toilet-based tales you didn't know you'd been waiting for.

From BBC

Its title, America, is another Duchamp echo: “What has America given if not its plumbing?” asked the Frenchman who, coming from the land of the pissoir, clearly found US hygiene obsessions absurd.

From The Guardian

Outside was a pissoir and stacked crates of empties.

From Literature

To call a pissoir Fountain was to urinate on high culture – and that could not be a neutral gesture in 1917.

From The Guardian