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piss-poor en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌpɪsˈpoɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɪs(ˌ)poɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌpɪspoɹ/ (General-American) before something else
Meanings
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(mildly, slang, vulgar) Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.
Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now."
1971 May 12, Barry Lessin, “Lion netters revive with aid of Cathrall”, in Penn State Daily Collegian, US, retrieved 02 Apr 2009, page 4:Rod Pritchard, who owns a farm equipment business in Eastern Ontario, says the Liberal government has done a “piss poor” job explaining the harmonized tax.
2009 April 1, Lee Greenberg, “Harmonized tax sparks confusion and anger in Ontario”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 02 Apr 2009:
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not have a pot to piss in