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piss in the wind en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable, vulgar) One who or which is deemed irrelevant or useless.
    • Half assed for most his life / Done nothing but stand / Just because he's so small so / No one will give him a hand / The kinda guy that would steal your cast / And buy a burning house / Then call you up and invite you in / And jerk you off with a sandpaper hand / I'd leave him physically crippled / Without a leg to stand / I'd throw that trash away / Because a runt like that is piss in the wind / My fist would be the decider / I wasn't raised a fool / I'd stomp his ass for free / Because a punk like that is piss in the wind 1991, Pantera, “Piss” (Groove Metal), Texas, published 2012, →OCLC, Texan English:

Forms

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spit into the wind alternative lexicographic
spit in the wind alternative lexicographic
piss into the wind alternative lexicographic
pisses in the wind Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

fart in a windstorm

piss in the wind en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, vulgar) To waste time on a pointless or fruitless task; do something that is ineffective or counterproductive.
    • You can make a complaint if you like, but you'll just be pissing in the wind.

Forms

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piss into the wind alternative lexicographic
pissed in the wind Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pissed in the wind Tense=Past lexicographic
spit in the wind alternative lexicographic
pisses in the wind Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
spit into the wind alternative lexicographic
pissing in the wind Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

piss up a rope · whistle in the wind

Translations (3)

ru ссать про́тив ве́тра (Translations) · pl walić głową w mur (Translations) · pt mijar contra o vento (Translations)