/ pɪs; NAmE / verb , noun
( taboo , slang )
■ verb
[ v ] to urinate
HELP NOTE : A more polite way of expressing this is 'go to the toilet / loo' ( BrE ), 'go to the bathroom' ( NAmE ) or 'to go'.
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IDIOMS
- piss yourself (laughing)
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PHRASAL VERBS
- piss about / around
- piss sb about / around
- piss down
- piss off
- piss sb off
■ noun
1.
[ U ] = urine
2.
[ sing. ] an act of urinating :
to go for a piss
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IDIOMS
- be on the piss
- take the piss (out of sb/sth)
—more at piece noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French pisser , probably of imitative origin.