I. piss 1 /pɪs/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] spoken not polite
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pissier , from Vulgar Latin pissiare ]
1 . to ↑ urinate
2 . piss in the wind to waste time or effort trying to do something that is impossible
3 . it is pissing down (with rain) British English used to say that it is raining very heavily
4 . piss yourself (laughing) British English to laugh a lot, especially when you cannot stop laughing:
They were all copying my accent and pissing themselves laughing.
5 . piss all over somebody British English to thoroughly defeat a person or a team
6 . not have a pot to piss in to be extremely poor
7 . go piss up a rope! American English used to tell someone to go away
piss about/around phrasal verb British English spoken not polite
1 . to waste time doing stupid things with no purpose or plan SYN mess about/around :
Stop pissing about and get some work done!
2 . piss somebody about/around to treat someone badly by not doing what you have promised to do, or by not being honest with them SYN mess somebody about/around :
I wish he’d say yes or no – he’s been pissing me around for weeks.
piss something ↔ away phrasal verb spoken not polite
to waste something in a very stupid way:
I was earning quite a lot but I pissed it all away.
piss off phrasal verb spoken not polite
1 . piss somebody ↔ off to annoy someone very much:
The way she treats me really pisses me off.
2 . British English to go away – used especially to tell someone to go away:
Now piss off and leave me alone!
He pissed off before we got there.
3 . British English used to say no or to refuse to do something
II. piss 2 BrE AmE noun spoken not polite
1 . [singular] an act of URINATING
go for/have/take a piss
I need to have a piss.
2 . [uncountable] ↑ urine
3 . take the piss (out of somebody/something) British English to annoy someone by laughing at them or making them seem stupid ⇨ piss-take :
The kids always take the piss out of some teachers.
4 . be on the piss British English to be at a ↑ pub or club, drinking a lot of alcohol:
‘Where’s Jo?’ ‘Out on the piss somewhere.’
5 . be full of piss and vinegar American English to be full of energy ⇨ be a piece of piss at ↑ piece 1 (15)