Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss-poor

/ˌpɪspoɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: pis-s-poor
IPA: /ˌpɪspoɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance"
"The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now.""
"Rod Pritchard, who owns a farm equipment business in Eastern Ontario, says the Liberal government has done a “piss poor” job explaining the harmonized tax."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɪspoɹ/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more piss-poor (comparative) most piss-poor (superlative) piss poor (alternative)

Phrases

not have a pot to piss in

Frequently Paired Words

not have a pot to piss in

Questions

How do you pronounce piss-poor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɪspoɹ/.
What does piss-poor mean?: Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

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