PISMIRE


Meaning of PISMIRE in English

ˈpisˌmī(ə)r, -izˌm- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English pissemire, from pisse piss + mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish myr, myra ant, Old Norse maurr; akin to Middle Dutch miere ant, Middle Low German mīre, Crimean Gothic miera, Latin formica, Greek myrmēx, Avestan maoirī-; 1st constituent from the smell of anthills, due to the formic acid exuded by ants — more at piss

1. : ant

2. : an insignificant or contemptible person

what do you think I'd do with a young pismire like you — R.P.Warren

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.