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

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A party where people consume alcohol.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

". . . passed: all bullshitted up for the pictures or a piss-up in the town."
"Last night a bunch of them turned out to a pub near Edgeware [sic] Road tube (where a few of them had helped treat the injured on the 7th), and we had a good old-fashioned piss-up courtesy of Europhobia's generous readers."
"Therefore with the blessing of Lizzie (herself too upset to attend) Rupert had arranged a sort of pre-wake piss-up in the function room of his London club with a malt whisky tasting, several real ales on tap and a takeaway curry delivered."

Usage

Inflected Forms

piss-ups (plural) pissup (alternative)

Phrases

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Frequently Paired Words

piss pissed

Questions

What does piss-up mean?: A party where people consume alcohol.

How to pronounce piss-up

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