Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the piss

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the piss
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the piss

Questions

What does taking the piss mean?
present participle and gerund of take the piss

How to pronounce taking the piss

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