# piss and moan

idiom · Vulgar

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/piss-and-moan
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

## Examples

- Stop your pissing and moaning about the weather.
- He spent the entire meeting pissing and moaning about the new office rules instead of doing his work.
- Rather than seeking a constructive solution to the problem, the board members preferred to sit in their chairs, pissing and moaning about the inevitable changes to the company policy.

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