# piss

Pronunciation: say "PIS" /pɪs/

## Verb

1. To urinate, or to pass something out of the body in or as urine.
   - Simple: A rude word meaning to pee, or to pass something such as blood when you pee.
   - _He pulled onto the shoulder of the highway because he badly needed to piss._
   - _The puppy pissed on the new rug the moment we brought him home._
5. To rain heavily.
   - Simple: To rain very hard.
   - _It pissed down for the whole festival, and the fields turned to mud._
   - _The forecast says it'll piss rain until Tuesday._
8. To achieve something with ease. *(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: To do or win something very easily.
   - _With the champion out injured, he reckoned he would piss the final._
   - _Our lot pissed the qualifier and barely broke a sweat._

## Noun

2. Urine, the liquid waste passed out of the body.
   - Simple: Urine, the liquid that leaves your body when you go to the bathroom.
   - _The bus station restroom reeked of piss._
   - _The rest stop bathroom reeked of stale piss, so we decided to wait until the next town._
3. An act of urinating.
   - Simple: The act of passing urine.
   - _After three beers, he excused himself to take a quick piss._
   - _The hikers stopped behind a boulder for a piss before the steep climb._
4. Used before an adjective to make it stronger.
   - Simple: Put before a describing word to mean very.
   - _Their customer service was piss-poor, so we took our business elsewhere._
   - _Once you've done it a few times, changing a tire is piss-easy._
6. Alcoholic drink, especially of poor quality.
   - Simple: Alcohol to drink, especially the cheap, low-quality kind.
   - _Don't waste your money on that supermarket piss; the brewery down the road is better._
   - _She's been off the piss since New Year's and says she sleeps better._

## Interjection

7. Used to express anger, disappointment, or dissatisfaction.
   - Simple: Said when you are angry, let down, or not happy with something.
   - _Oh, piss! I missed the last bus, so I'll have to walk home._
   - _Piss! Who moved my glasses this time?_

## Origin

Middle English had the verb pissen, taken from Old French pissier, and the noun pisse, formed from the verb. That may go back to Vulgar Latin *pīssiāre, and the word is probably imitative in origin. It pushed out Old English micge. Compare Old Norse pissa ("to urinate, piss").

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