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verb
[no object]vulgar slang1Urinate.
pass water, go to the loo, go to the toilet, go to the lavatory, relieve oneselfpee, wee, piddle, widdleView synonyms- 1.1with object Discharge (something, especially blood) when urinating.
- 1.2piss oneself/one's pants Urinate involuntarily (often used hyperbolically to indicate hilarity or intense fear).
- 1.3piss down Rain heavily.pour, pour down, pelt down, tip down, teem down, beat down, lash down, sheet down, come down, come down in sheets, come down in torrents, rain cats and dogsView synonyms
- 1.1with object Discharge (something, especially blood) when urinating.
noun
mass nounvulgar slang1Urine.
- 1.1count noun An act of urinating.
- 1.1count noun An act of urinating.
2Australian Alcoholic drink, especially beer.
‘we'll need 70 cans of piss for the trip’
Phrases
be (or go) on the piss
vulgar slang Be engaged in (or go on) a heavy drinking session.
not have a pot to piss in
vulgar slang Be very poor.
a piece of piss
vulgar slang A very easy thing to do.
easy, uncomplicated, not difficult, undemanding, unexacting, unchallenging, effortless, painless, trouble-free, facile, simple, straightforward, elementary, idiot-proof, plain sailing, a walkover, a gift, nothingView synonymspiss in someone's pocket
vulgar slang Ingratiate oneself with someone.
‘he only saved the company by pissing in his investors' pockets’piss in the wind
vulgar slang Do something that is ineffective or a waste of time.
take the piss (out of someone or something)
vulgar slang Mock someone or something.
ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, make jokes about, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, tease, taunt, make a monkey of, rag, chaff, jibe atView synonyms
Phrasal Verbs
piss about/around
Spend time doing stupid or unimportant things.
piss something away
Waste something, especially money.
piss off
usually in imperativeGo away.
go away, depart, leave, take off, get out, get out of my sightView synonymspiss someone off
Annoy someone.
annoy, aggravate, irritate, exasperate, anger, irk, vex, put out, nettle, provoke, incense, rile, infuriate, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, make someone's blood boil, ruffle someone's feathers, ruffle, try someone's patience, make someone's hackles riseView synonymspiss on/over
Show complete contempt for.
deride, be contemptuous about, hold in contempt, treat with contempt, heap scorn on, pour scorn on, be scornful about, look down on, look down one's nose at, disdain, curl one's lip at, mock, scoff at, sneer at, sniff at, jeer at, laugh at, laugh out of courtView synonymspiss something up
Spoil or ruin something.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French pisser, probably of imitative origin.