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pissed

   [pist]
adjective Slang: Vulgar.
1.
drunk; intoxicated.
2.
pissed off.
Origin:
1840–50; piss + -ed2

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piss

   [pis] noun, verb pissed, piss·ing. Vulgar.
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; Middle English pissen < Old French pissier < Vulgar Latin *pisiāre (imitative)
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pissed (pɪst)
 
—adj
1.  slang (Brit), (Austral), (NZ) intoxicated; drunk
2.  slang (US) annoyed, irritated, or disappointed

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Word Origin & History

piss
late 13c., 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
EXPAND
attested 1942. Piss-prophet "one who diagnosed diseases by inspection of urine" is attested from 1620s. Piss proud "erect upon awakening" is attested from 1796.
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piss definition


  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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pissed definition


  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. (Usually objectionable.) : He was so pissed he could hardly stand up.
  2. mod.
    angry. (Potentially offensive, even though it is heard widely. See also piss (so) off.) : I was so pissed I could have screamed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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pissed (off) (at (so/sth)) definition


and pissed off about (so/sth)
  1. mod.
    very angry with or about someone or something. (Objectionable to many people, but heard in all popular entertainment, schools, and the workplace.) : She's always so pissed off about something. , He always seems pissed off at somebody.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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