noun Common

piss

pihs

Piss (noun) means Vulgar slang for urine. Example: “The alley smelled of stale piss.”

noun

Vulgar slang for urine.

"The alley smelled of stale piss."

verb

Vulgar slang meaning to urinate.

"He stopped to piss behind the bushes."

Informal: to rain very heavily.

"It's been pissing down all afternoon."

How to use piss

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCrude slang for urine/urinating, or (informally) to rain hard.

When to use it

Considered vulgar; avoid in formal or polite writing.

Common pairings

piss down take the piss

pissed past tense, pisses plural, pisses singular

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From Middle English pisse/pissen, from Old French pissier, likely of imitative origin — it replaced the Old English word micge.

Origin: Old French

urinate

pee puddle urinate urinal

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What is the meaning of piss?

"piss" (noun) means vulgar slang for urine.

What is another word for piss?

Other words for "piss" include urinate.

What are the different meanings of piss?

"piss" has 3 main meanings: 1. Vulgar slang for urine; 2. Vulgar slang meaning to urinate; 3. Informal: to rain very heavily.

How do you use piss in a sentence?

Example: "The alley smelled of stale piss."

pee puddle urinate urinal