Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
pis-s up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to screw up, make a mess of

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

to blunder, to make a mistake

Informal; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

piss up a rope piss up the wall piss it up the wall

Frequently Paired Words

piss up a rope piss up the wall piss it up the wall

Questions

What does piss up mean?
Alternative spelling of piss-up.

How to pronounce piss up

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