pissy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpɪsi/
Etymology
Etymology tree English piss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pissy From piss + -y.
Meanings
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(slang, vulgar) Soaked or dirtied by urine.
David's father immediately threw his baby's pissy clothes into the wash.
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(slang, vulgar) Resembling or smelling like urine.
Dan Valentine works as a bartender in a pissy and discreet Boston Village gay bar called "Bonaparte's".
1980 December 13, Mitzel, “Dale Barbre's Murder Transformed”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 12:I admit the car still has a pissy smell from what happened last year.
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(of rain, slang, vulgar) Resembling or smelling like urine. ▸ Weak and drizzly.
I wish these pissy rain showers would either build up into a storm or go away.
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(slang, vulgar) Anal retentive, whinging and pernickety.
Stop being pissy: you knew what I meant when I said "Don't touch the dial", but you prodded the dial with a fork.
- (slang, vulgar) Annoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
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(slang, vulgar) Worthless; crappy.
About those times when she'd stay here while you were out on the road with your pissy little band, off to Truro or Moncton or wherever. What do you think she was doing back here? Helping her mom with the laundry?
2001, Lesley Choyce, Cold Clear Morning, page 239:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pissiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| pissier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pissily · pissiness · pissy-eyed · pissy-pants
Relateds
Synonyms
bothered · pathetic · big mad · ticked off · zowerswopped · up on one's ear · pestered · peed off · teed off · furibund · ireful · offended · irritated · screwfaced · vexed · bad-tempered · vexed · cheesed off · blood-boiling · furious · browned off · wroth · cranky · annoyed · seething · grim · apoplectic · ratty · irate · hot and bothered · sore · miffed · tired · pissed · pissed off · incensed · cross · mad · shitty · ready to be tied · butthurt · livid · fury · irked · annoyed · choleric · berserk · spitting chips · wrathful · upset · aggravated · angry · p'd off · PO'd · bee in one's bonnet · brassed off · infuriated · fuming · little mad · ired · raging · agitated · shitty · irritable · wode · pissy · waxy · hold a grudge · cheesed off · glimflashy · mad as a bear with a sore head · hopping mad · frustrated · sore · angry · have it in for · pissed off · frustrated · enraged · peeved · steaming · irritated · pissy · fit to be tied · exasperated · hot · agitated · splenetic · boiling mad · ill-natured