English Reference
Idiom idiom

piss about

Vulgar
Meaning

To joke or play.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“Stop pissing about and finish your work.”

CONTEXTUAL

“We spent the whole afternoon just pissing about in the park instead of studying for our exams.”

COMPLEX

“While the deadline approached, the team continued to piss about with trivial details rather than addressing the core project requirements.”

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    Brahms

    [Cockney slang]pissed

  2. 02

    cat piss

    Any beverage of low quality.

  3. 03

    full of piss and vinegar

    Exuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.

  4. 04

    Gypsy's

    [Cockney slang]piss

  5. 05

    Mickey Bliss

    [Cockney slang]piss

  6. 06

    piss and moan

    To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

  7. 07

    piss around

    Synonym of piss about.

  8. 08

    piss away

    To spend wastefully.

Last updated August 10, 2026