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to piss
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
piss
3rd person singular
pisses
Present participle
pissing
Past simple
pissed
Past participle
pissed
Examples
The dog pissed on the fire hydrant to mark its territory.
Piss
01
the act of urination, typically used in a vulgar or informal manner
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pisses
Examples
He took a quick piss behind the bushes during the hike.
Slang
Vulgar
What is the origin of the term "piss" and how is it used?
"Piss" is an English word that dates back to Middle English (around the 14th century), likely from Old French pissier, meaning to urinate. It originally referred literally to urine or the act of urination. The term is used in informal, often coarse or vulgar contexts, and can also appear in figurative expressions (e.g., "piss off" or "taking the piss"). It is considered mildly to moderately vulgar, acceptable in casual or blunt speech but inappropriate in formal or polite contexts.
Examples
He had to clean up the puddle of piss left by the dog on the carpet.
Lexical Tree
pissed
pisser
pissing
piss
