piss

Everyday

1. (rude) To piss is to wee or urinate. tree →
2. (rude) Piss is wee, urine. tree →
3. (rude, UK) «Pissing down» means raining very hard. tree →
4. (rude) «Piss off» is a very rude way to tell someone to go away; «pissed off» (rude) means very annoyed. tree →
5. (rude, UK/Australia) «Pissed» means drunk; (rude, US) «pissed» means angry. tree →
6. (rude, UK) «Take the piss» means to mock someone or to take unfair advantage. tree →

In the lessons

This is rough, rude talk; children meet it in films, in the street and in older people's speech, but should not say it at school or to adults. It tells the reader that a character is rough, angry or very casual. The polite words are «wee», «pee» (informal), «urinate» (formal). Phrases: «piss off», «pissed off», «pissing down», «take the piss».

Examples

• (rude) The dog pissed on the lamp post. tree →
• (rude, UK) It's pissing down outside — take a coat. tree →
• (rude) «Piss off!» he shouted, and the teacher sent him out. tree →
• (rude) She was really pissed off when her bike was stolen. tree →
• (rude, UK) Stop taking the piss out of my hat! tree →
• (rude, Australia) Uncle Bruce got pissed at the barbecue. tree →
• (polite) The puppy weed on the carpet. tree →
• (formal) The doctor needs a urine sample. tree →

Note

Rude word; not for school, adults or formal writing. Big trap: «pissed» means drunk in the UK and Australia but angry in the US. «Piss off» is an insult. Safer words: wee, pee, urine, raining hard, annoyed, drunk, making fun of.