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take a piss

idiom
Meaning

To urinate, especially of a male person.


Examples
SIMPLE

He stepped outside to take a piss.

CONTEXTUAL

The driver stopped the bus at a gas station so the passengers could take a piss.

COMPLEX

After hours of driving through the desert without a stop, he pulled over behind a large rock to take a piss.

Anchors to
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    To become ill.

  2. 02

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  3. 03

    cat piss

    Any beverage of low quality.

  4. 04

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  5. 05

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    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  6. 06

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

  7. 07

    get taken in

    To be fooled; to fall for.

  8. 08

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    A process of compromise or accommodation.

Last updated April 17, 2026