1
usually vulgar
: urine
2
usually vulgar
: an act of urinating
—often used with take
Examples of piss in a Sentence
Verb
I was so scared I almost pissed my pants.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Which pisses me off, even through my white-hot shame.
—Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
To be honest, I was absolutely pissed at the colleague for calling at such an ungodly hour.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
But those were the offensive issues, which is only one half of the Dolphins’ piss poor debut.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Italian photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, who died in August at age ninety-four, announced his vocation to the world by pissing on his lens.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
George Washington slept here, Thomas Jefferson pissed on this tree, Oliver Ellsworth walked down this street, etc.
—Peter Mishler
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
God was pissed at men and had resolved to kill every living thing on earth.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
At least the deck crew’s shenanigans are a source of constant amusement to the guests, but Nathan and Sandy are getting pissed.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Which pisses me off, even through my white-hot shame.
—Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
To be honest, I was absolutely pissed at the colleague for calling at such an ungodly hour.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
But those were the offensive issues, which is only one half of the Dolphins’ piss poor debut.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Italian photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, who died in August at age ninety-four, announced his vocation to the world by pissing on his lens.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
George Washington slept here, Thomas Jefferson pissed on this tree, Oliver Ellsworth walked down this street, etc.
—Peter Mishler
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
God was pissed at men and had resolved to kill every living thing on earth.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Piss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piss. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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