not have a pot to piss in

verb

To possess no money or resources.

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Meanings

verb

alternative not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of

  1. slangvulgarTo possess no money or resources.
    1 more example

    When I grew up, my family was so poor we didn't have a pot to piss in, so we pissed in other people's pots. We'd break into people's houses in the dead of night, find people's pots and take a giant piss in them because we had accumulated full bladders from holding down urine all day long from waiting to piss in people's pots.

    2017, Norm Macdonald Live, season 3, episode 12, spoken by Norm Macdonald

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of

Translations

Catalan no tenir on caure mort
  • no tenir on caure mortTranslations
Finnish olla persaukinen
  • olla persaukinenTranslations
French ne pas avoir un rond
  • ne pas avoir un rondTranslations
Polish nie śmierdzieć groszem
  • nie śmierdzieć groszemTranslations
Spanish no tener ni para pipas
  • no tener ni para pipasTranslations
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APA

not have a pot to piss in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20have%20a%20pot%20to%20piss%20in

MLA

“not have a pot to piss in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20have%20a%20pot%20to%20piss%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not have a pot to piss in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20have%20a%20pot%20to%20piss%20in.

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