How do you use "Piss" in a sentence?

Are you taking the piss? He was absolutely pissed. Piss off!

Piss

Q: What does "Piss" mean?

Vulgar term for urination; used in many expressions. 'Piss' is vulgar for urination but generates many expressions: 'taking the piss' (mocking), 'pissed' (drunk UK / angry US), 'piss off' (go away), 'piece of piss' (easy). Context determines meaning.

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Meaning: Vulgar term for urination; used in many expressions.

粗俗的排尿用语；用于很多表达中。

Término vulgar para orinar; se usa en muchas expresiones.

下品な排尿の表現。多くの慣用句に使われる。

소변을 뜻하는 비속어. 다양한 관용표현에 사용됨.

'Piss' is vulgar for urination but generates many expressions: 'taking the piss' (mocking), 'pissed' (drunk UK / angry US), 'piss off' (go away), 'piece of piss' (easy). Context determines meaning.

'piss'是排尿的粗俗说法，但衍生出很多表达：'taking the piss'（取笑）、'pissed'（英国指喝醉/美国指生气）、'piss off'（滚开）、'piece of piss'（轻而易举）。含义取决于语境。

'Piss' es vulgar para orinar, pero genera muchas expresiones: 'taking the piss' (burlarse), 'pissed' (borracho en RU / enfadado en EE.UU.), 'piss off' (lárgate), 'piece of piss' (pan comido). El contexto determina el significado.

「piss」は排尿の下品な表現ですが、多くの慣用句を生みます：「taking the piss」（からかう）、「pissed」（イギリスでは酔っ払い／アメリカでは怒る）、「piss off」（消えろ）、「piece of piss」（簡単）。文脈が意味を決めます。

'Piss'는 소변을 뜻하는 비속어이지만, 많은 관용표현을 만들어냅니다. 'Taking the piss'(놀리다), 'pissed'(영국: 만취한 / 미국: 화난), 'piss off'(꺼져), 'piece of piss'(쉬운 일). 문맥에 따라 뜻이 달라집니다.

Examples

Are you taking the piss?
你在开玩笑吧？
¿Me estás tomando el pelo?
からかってるのか？
놀리는 거야?
He was absolutely pissed.
他喝得烂醉。
Estaba como una cuba.
彼は完全に酔っ払いだった。
그는 완전히 만취했다.
Piss off!
滚！
¡Lárgate!
消えろ！
꺼져!

Pronunciation

/pɪs/

Usage Guide

Context: urination, mockery, intoxication, dismissal

Tone: crude, casual

✓ Do Say

Taking the piss
取笑
tomar el pelo
からかう
놀리다
Pissed
喝醉了
borracho
酔っ払い
만취한
Piss off
滚开
lárgate
消えろ
꺼져
Piece of piss
小菜一碟
pan comido
朝飯前
식은 죽 먹기

✗ Don't Say

Moderate profanity
中等程度粗话
Palabrota moderada
中程度の下品な言葉
중간 수준의 비속어
'Pissed' means drunk in UK, angry in US
'pissed'在英国指喝醉，在美国指生气
'Pissed' significa borracho en RU, enfadado en EE.UU.
「pissed」はイギリスでは酔っ払い、アメリカでは怒りの意味
'Pissed'는 영국에서는 만취, 미국에서는 화남을 의미

Common Mistakes

'Pissed' = drunk (UK) vs angry (US)
Many idiomatic uses beyond urination

Origin & History

From Old French 'pissier.' The word is crude but its expressions are so common they've become moderately acceptable. 'Taking the piss' is particularly British.

Etymology: Old French pissier (to urinate)

First recorded: Medieval, expressions 20th century

Cultural Context

Era: Medieval origin, expressions 20th century

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British slang; Pub culture

Regional notes: British/Australian meanings differ from American.

Variations

PissPissedPiss offTaking the pissOn the piss