PISSANT

Meaning of PISSANT in English

Pronunciation: ' pis- ˌ ant

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: pissant ant, from 1 piss + ant

Date: 1945

sometimes vulgar : one that is insignificant ― used as a generalized term of abuse

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PISSANT — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: ~ ant, from 1piss + ant Date: 1945 one that is insignificant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PISSANT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: piss (I) + ant chiefly dialect : ant
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PISSANT — /pis"ant'/ , n. 1. Slang ( vulgar ). a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PISSANT — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: pissant ant, from piss (I) + ant Date: 1945 sometimes vulgar : one that is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PISSANT — [piss.ant] n, often attrib [pissant ant, fr. [1]piss + ant] (ca. 1946): one that is insignificant--used as a generalized term …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PISSANT — pissant BrE AmE ˈpɪs ænt ▷ pissant|ing ɪŋ ▷ pissant|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PISSANT — adj 1. inconsequential, irrelevant, small, unimportant, worthless. ("Stop coming in here and giving me your piss ant excuses.") - n …
Slang English vocab
PISSANT — маленький, ничтожный, часто агрессивный человек
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PISSANT — маленький, ничтожный, часто агрессивный человек
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PISSANT US — [ 'pɪsant ] vulgar slang ■ noun an insignificant or contemptible person or thing. ■ adjective worthless; contemptible. Origin C17: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PISANT — variant of pissant
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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