Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss and moan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: pis-s and -moan
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Are you going to do something about it, or are you just going to piss and moan?"

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

pisses and moans (present, singular) pissing and moaning (participle, present) pissed and moaned (participle, past) pissed and moaned (past)

Questions

What does piss and moan mean?: To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

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