piss ant

noun

A wood ant (from the smell of its nest), or an ant belonging to one of various other minor species.

Meanings

nounpiss ant (plural piss ants)

plural piss ants · alternative pissant · alternative piss-ant

  1. A wood ant (from the smell of its nest), or an ant belonging to one of various other minor species.
  2. alternativerareAlternative spelling of pissant.
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APA

piss ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20ant

MLA

“piss ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piss ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20ant.

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