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*"Piss off" can mean "Go away!" |
*"Piss off" can mean "Go away!" |
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*To 'piss someone off' is to make them angry. |
*To 'piss someone off' is to make them angry. |
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*To 'piss something away' is to use it up without having anything to show for it. |
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*A 'piss-up' is a party involving lots of alcohol. |
*A 'piss-up' is a party involving lots of alcohol. |
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*A 'piss-take' is similar to a [[parody]]. |
*A 'piss-take' is similar to a [[parody]]. |
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'''I'm pissed''' means "I'm drunk" in [[British English]] and "I'm annoyed" in [[American English]]. |
'''I'm pissed''' means "I'm drunk" in [[British English]] and "I'm annoyed" in [[American English]]. |
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Former [[U.S. President]] [[Lynden B. Johnson]] is reported to have said of [[FBI]] director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], "Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in." |
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Revision as of 03:45, 5 May 2005
Look up piss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Piss is slang, one of the seven dirty words, which can mean the following:
- Piss can refer to urine or the act of urination.
- Piss can refer to alcohol or being in an intoxicated state.
- "Piss off" can mean "Go away!"
- To 'piss someone off' is to make them angry.
- To 'piss something away' is to use it up without having anything to show for it.
- A 'piss-up' is a party involving lots of alcohol.
- A 'piss-take' is similar to a parody.
- To 'take the piss out of' someone is to make fun of them.
- To 'take the piss out' on someone is to get angry with them.
- A pisser is a disagreeable person.
I'm pissed means "I'm drunk" in British English and "I'm annoyed" in American English.
Former U.S. President Lynden B. Johnson is reported to have said of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, "Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in."
Word Origin: 1250-1300 ME (Middle English) pissen OF (Old French) pissier