What does "pissing" mean?

1. (urinating) to pass liquid waste from the body. 2. (the act of urinating) the act of going to the toilet. 3. (annoying or disliked) a very rude word used to show you are angry or annoyed with something.

pissing

v. · n. · adj.

US //ˈpɪˌsɪŋ// UK //pˈɪsɪŋ// piss·ing

1 urinating (v.)
C1 Advanced Vulgar Slang

to pass liquid waste from the body.

to urinate. This is a crude term and is generally avoided in polite conversation.

Example

He was so drunk he started pissing against a wall in the street.

Example

The witness claimed he saw the suspect pissing in the alleyway shortly before the police arrived at the scene.
- peeing
- urinating
2 the act of urinating (n.)
C2 Proficiency Vulgar Slang

the act of going to the toilet.

the act of urination. Often used in the phrase 'take a pissing' or simply 'a piss'.

Example

I really need a pissing break after that long car journey.

Example

The long-distance bus driver refused to stop for a pissing break, much to the frustration of the passengers.
- urination

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3 annoying or disliked (adj.)
C2 Proficiency Vulgar Slang

a very rude word used to show you are angry or annoyed with something.

an intensifier used to express extreme annoyance, frustration, or contempt toward the noun it modifies.

Example

I can't get this pissing computer to work properly.

Example

He spent the entire afternoon trying to fix that pissing engine, only to realise he didn't have the right tools.
- bloody
- damned

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