Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss artist

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
pis-s artist
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is frequently drunk.

Australian usage; British usage; Slang

noun

Someone who frequently ridicules or shows contempt for others.

British usage; Slang

noun

Someone who is incompetent, often a person who purports to be competent yet consequently produces botched results.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From piss + artist, variously from pissed as a synonym for drunk, take the piss out of as synonym for mock, and piss as a general term of contempt.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does piss artist mean?
Someone who is frequently drunk.
Where does piss artist come from?
From piss + artist, variously from pissed as a synonym for drunk, take the piss out of as synonym for mock, and piss as a general term of contempt.

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