I wouldn't piss on someone if they were on fire

phrase

Expresses great contempt and loathing for someone.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. informalvulgarExpresses great contempt and loathing for someone.

    I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

    2011, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, A Good Day to Die, page 322
    2 more examples

    I wouldn't piss on her if she were on fire!

    1937, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, page 106

    I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire.

    2007, Joseph Mahmough, Be That As It May: Don't Worry About Things You Can't Change, page 85
Cite this entry
APA

I wouldn't piss on someone if they were on fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wouldn't%20piss%20on%20someone%20if%20they%20were%20on%20fire

MLA

“I wouldn't piss on someone if they were on fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wouldn't%20piss%20on%20someone%20if%20they%20were%20on%20fire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I wouldn't piss on someone if they were on fire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wouldn't%20piss%20on%20someone%20if%20they%20were%20on%20fire.

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