Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kangaroo piss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: kan-ga-roo piss
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beer, especially of inferior quality.

Australian usage; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kangaroo, piss.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

">> Yeah, or you could drink beer instead. >Right, Fosters (ever been kicked by a kangaroo?) Kangaroo piss more like it. Let's go for top shelf instead of the urinal, try something like Carlsberg or if you want Aussie beer try Cooper's Pale Ale ;^) Stix, or Cascade."
"Hey! I was led to believe that Fosters was crap, and that the various Australian microbrews were the way to go. If that's the case, then wouldn't offering a Fosters to a visitor be an insult? Another way of saying, "Your palette^([sic]) probably cannot descriminate between a quality beer and kangaroo piss, so there's no need to waste the good stuff on you. Here, have a Fosters." :)"
"Hey Billy, stop drinking kangaroo piss for breakfast and wake up."
"Kangaroo piss is like a concentrated version of cat urine, possessing an all-pervading, unmistakeable tang."

Etymology

From kangaroo + piss (“inferior liquor”).

Usage

Phrases

roo piss piss like a kangaroo

Synonyms

donkey piss horse piss cougar piss

Questions

What does kangaroo piss mean?: Beer, especially of inferior quality.
Where does kangaroo piss come from?: From kangaroo + piss (“inferior liquor”).

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