piss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun liquid excretory product
  2. noun informal terms for urination
  3. verb eliminate urine

Etymology

From Middle English pisse (noun) and pissen (verb), from Old French pissier, possibly from Vulgar Latin *pīssiāre, probably of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse pissa (“to urinate, piss”). Displaced Old English micge.

In classic literature

Synonyms

urine, pee, piddle, weewee, water

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