Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss in the popcorn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
pis-s in the pop-corn
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To post in a thread containing ongoing drama due to reading about it on another subreddit.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

From piss + in + the + popcorn (“entertainment”), evoking the idea that becoming involved in drama which one is spectating spoils the fun.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pisses in the popcorn (present, singular) pissing in the popcorn (participle, present) pissed in the popcorn (participle, past) pissed in the popcorn (past)

Phrases

popcorn pisser

Questions

What does piss in the popcorn mean?
To post in a thread containing ongoing drama due to reading about it on another subreddit.
Where does piss in the popcorn come from?
From piss + in + the + popcorn (“entertainment”), evoking the idea that becoming involved in drama which one is spectating spoils the fun.

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