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piss

  [pis] noun, verb pissed, piss⋅ing. Vulgar.
Use piss away in a Sentence
–noun
1. urine.
–verb (used without object)
2. to urinate.
—Idioms
3. piss away, Slang. to squander; fritter away:
4. piss off, Slang.
a. to anger.
b. to go away; leave (often used imperatively).
5. take a piss, to urinate.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME pissen < OF pissier < VL *pisiāre (imit.)
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piss

  1. in.
    to urinate. (Colloquial. Usually objectionable. Some expressions, such as pissed off, are common colloquial with wide but not universal use or acceptance. Other expressions with piss are more restricted in some circles. See the complete list of all entries with piss in the Index of Hidden Key Words.) : Who pissed on the floor of the john?
  2. n.
    urine. (Usually objectionable.) : You got piss on your pants leg.
  3. n.
    bad beer; bad liquor; any bad-tasting or poor-quality liquid. (Usually objectionable.) : How about another can of that piss you serve here?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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piss (sth) away

  1. tv.
    to waste all of something, such as time or money. (Usually objectionable.) : He pissed away the best possible chances.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

piss  (v.)
c.1290, from O.Fr. pissier "urinate" (12c.), from V.L. *pissiare, of imitative origin. As a pure intensifier (cf. piss-poor, piss-ugly, etc.) it dates from World War II. Pissed off "angry, fed up" is 1946, U.S. slang. To piss off "go away" is attested from 1958, chiefly British. Piss and vinegar first attested 1942. Piss-prophet "one who diagnosed diseases by inspection of urine" is attested from 1625. Piss proud "erect upon awakening" is attested from 1796.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

piss away

Squander, waste, as in They've pissed away a fortune on those horses. This term uses piss in the sense of "discharge something as though it were urine." [Vulgar slang; first half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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