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by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on March 14th, 2008
Usually from the mouth
by VSPrasad on March 15th, 2008
Middle English pissen, from Anglo-French pisser, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin *pissiare.
by Shopping Sheryl - home from the hospital on March 14th, 2008
I don't know for sure, but I wonder if it's a form of Onomatopoeia? It does sound like the "sssssssssss" at the end of the word.
Gosh, did you ever notice that there are very few opportunities to use the word "Onomatopoeia" once you've passed seventh grade grammar and school spelling bees? LMAO!
by Quackers on March 14th, 2008
Funnily enough, I recently saw on youtube an insane preacher pull a quote out of the bible using the word "pisseth". He was preaching to his congregation that the bible clearly stated that they were not supposed to piss against a wall and read some passage that said basically that. So, it's a biblical reference. Go figure!.
here's the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxcyqeRc-4
by Luc Thiet Thuan on March 14th, 2008
PISS
c.1290, from O.Fr. pissier "urinate" (12c.), from V.L. *pissiare, of imitative origin. As a pure intensifier (cf. piss-poor, piss-ugly, etc.) it dates from World War II. Pissed off "angry, fed up" is 1946, U.S. slang. To piss off "go away" is attested from 1958, chiefly British. Piss and vinegar first attested 1942. Piss-prophet "one who diagnosed diseases by inspection of urine" is attested from 1625. Piss proud "erect upon awakening" is attested from 1796.
by hardtolike on February 13th, 2011
The english word piss comes from the spanish word "piso" which means wet. When you wet your pants, you have pissed your pants.
by fatbag on December 27th, 2008
You've got the answer from someone else but just thought I'd pop in to mention that "PISH!" was Queen Elizabeth 1st's favourite sweary word. The current Queen probably says "drat" or something polite like that :-)
by Gene H on December 28th, 2008
Go take a pee outside. That's where the word came from.
by Pat_S2459 on February 14th, 2011
Just got done seeing the movie "Eagle" takes place in 125 AD. Through out the movie they used the word "piss" I was thinking at the time. did the word piss exist back then?
by Nicc77 on October 22nd, 2011
Piso in Spanish means floor, not wet. Wet is mojado in Spanish. Piso mojado means wet floor.
by Macmedic and yet ... here I am on June 4th, 2008
Spanish "Pisso" means wet
by Pai Pai on December 24th, 2008
It's all piss under the bridge to me.
by legaata on July 27th, 2010
It is imitative of the sound of pissing.
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So true.
by PokkiTokki on March 14th, 2008
hahahahaha
by Seraphim Shinobi on March 14th, 2008
LOL :)
by DiSTurBiA on March 14th, 2008
lmao :))
by Prescilla on January 2nd, 2009