# pissing

/ˈpɪˌsɪŋ/ (US) · /pˈɪsɪŋ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pissing
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 2. urinating

verb · CEFR C1 · Vulgar · Slang

to pass liquid waste from the body.

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

- He was so drunk he started pissing against a wall in the street.
- The witness claimed he saw the suspect pissing in the alleyway shortly before the police arrived at the scene.

### 3. the act of urinating

noun · CEFR C2 · Vulgar · Slang

the act of going to the toilet.

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

- I really need a pissing break after that long car journey.
- The long-distance bus driver refused to stop for a pissing break, much to the frustration of the passengers.

### 4. annoying or disliked

adjective · CEFR C2 · Vulgar · Slang

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

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

- I can't get this pissing computer to work properly.
- He spent the entire afternoon trying to fix that pissing engine, only to realise he didn't have the right tools.

## Examples

- He is pissing behind that tree.
- The dog spent the whole walk pissing on every single lamp post we passed.
- The rain was pissing down so hard that the hikers could barely see the trail markers ten feet ahead of them.

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