piss

[ pis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, pissed, piss·ing.

piss

/ pɪs /

an act of urinating
urine
beer
on the piss
on the piss drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
piece of piss
piece of piss something easily obtained of achieved
take the piss
take the piss to tease or make fun of someone or something
piss all over
piss all over to be far superior to
a version that pisses all over the original

Origin of piss¹

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

Origin of piss¹

C13: from Old French pisser, probably of imitative origin

piss away, Slang. to squander; fritter away:
piss off, Slang.
1. to anger.
2. to go away; leave (often used imperatively).
take a piss, to urinate.

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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