pissant

piss·ant

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pis-ant]
- /ˈpɪsˌænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pis-ant]
- /ˈpɪsˌænt/

Definitions of pissant word

noun pissant Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing. 1
noun pissant Obsolete. an ant. 1
adjective pissant Slang: Vulgar. insignificant or worthless. 1
noun pissant an insignificant or contemptible person 0
adjective pissant insignificant or contemptible 0
noun pissant an ant 0

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Origin of pissant

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65, in sense “ant”; piss + ant, probably orig. on the model of pismire

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Parts of speech for Pissant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pissant

pissant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pissant usage trend in Literature

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