Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss proud

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: pis-s proud
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an erection when waking from sleep or, more generally or metaphorically, a false or "empty" erection.

British usage

adj

Falsely proud, implying an outward display of success or virility belies a dubious reality.

British usage

adj

Denoting an old man who marries a young woman, implying the only erection he could muster would be prompted by the bladder.

British usage; Dated; Derogatory

adj

Example Sentences

"I fucked culture for being unnatural (it was nothing but the city's piss-proud erection)."
"And my guess is that his piss-proud father told him..."
"Full of the strong beer brewed at the camp, the men boasted, piss proud of their sexual exploits."
"I really have to go, but nothing comes out. Not used to pissing next to twenty strangers. Piss proud?"

Etymology

From piss (“urine”) + proud. Appears in Francis Grose’s A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796): : “PISS-PROUD. Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his — was only piss-proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife”.

Usage

Inflected Forms

piss-proud (alternative)

Phrases

morning glory morning wood

Frequently Paired Words

morning glory morning wood

Questions

What does piss proud mean?: Having an erection when waking from sleep or, more generally or metaphorically, a false or "empty" erection.
Where does piss proud come from?: From piss (“urine”) + proud. Appears in Francis Grose’s A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796): : “PISS-PROUD. Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his — was only piss-proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife”.

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