Meanings
- AustraliaslanguncountablevulgarBeer, especially of inferior quality.
Hey Billy, stop drinking kangaroo piss for breakfast and wake up.
2001 December 12, Skip Press, “Osama's Tape and Al Jazeera's responce^([sic])”, in alt.journalism (Usenet)2 more examples
>> Yeah, or you could drink beer instead. >Right, Fosters (ever been kicked by a kangaroo?) Kangaroo piss more like it. Let's go for top shelf instead of the urinal, try something like Carlsberg or if you want Aussie beer try Cooper's Pale Ale ;^) Stix, or Cascade.
1998 July 10, Gully Foyle, “Why does Gawd need representatives? (was: Free Will (Re: Why are there atheists?))”, in talk.atheism (Usenet)Hey! I was led to believe that Fosters was crap, and that the various Australian microbrews were the way to go. If that's the case, then wouldn't offering a Fosters to a visitor be an insult? Another way of saying, "Your palette^([sic]) probably cannot descriminate between a quality beer and kangaroo piss, so there's no need to waste the good stuff on you. Here, have a Fosters." :)
1999 July 18, Dave, “CANADA IS A GOOD PLACE....”, in alt.tv.southpark (Usenet) - uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kangaroo, piss.
Kangaroo piss is like a concentrated version of cat urine, possessing an all-pervading, unmistakeable tang.
2006, Tom Parry, Thumbs Up Australia: Hitchhiking the Outback, unnumbered pageSynonyms: donkey piss, horse piss, cougar piss
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kangaroo, piss.
Origin
From kangaroo + piss (“inferior liquor”).
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