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piss

/pɪs/

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What does piss mean?

noun

  1. (vulgar) Urine.
More meanings (8)

noun

  1. (vulgar) The act of urinating.
  2. (vulgar) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality.
  3. (vulgar) An intensifier.

verb

  1. (vulgar) To urinate.
  2. (vulgar) To discharge as or with the urine.
  3. (slang, vulgar) To achieve easily.
  4. (slang, vulgar) To rain heavily.

interjection

  1. (vulgar) Expresses anger, disappointment or dissatisfaction.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɪs/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Now, when the credit of our town lay on it, Now to be frampul, now to piss o’ th’ nettle!
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
AEsop, that great man, saw his master piss as he walked: “What then,” said he, “must we drop as we run?”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
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And the most sin that any man may do is to piss in their houses that they dwell in, and whoso that may be found with that sin sikerly they slay him.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782