piss on

verb

To express contempt and disrespect for someone or something, or to act accordingly.

“You just completely pissed on my job performance here.”

Meanings

verbpiss on (third-person singular simple present pisses on, present participle pissing on, simple past and past participle pissed on)

present singular third person pisses on · participle present pissing on · participle past pissed on · past pissed on

  1. idiomaticmildlyslangvulgarTo express contempt and disrespect for someone or something, or to act accordingly.

    You just completely pissed on my job performance here.

    1 more example

    If you cancel this contract, you're basically pissing on me and all the work I've done for you.

    Synonyms: shit on, dump on, cack on, kak on

  2. idiomaticimperativemildlyslangvulgarTo reject (a person, an idea, etc.)

    She wants us to work outside in the dark? Piss on that. I'm going home early.

    4 more examples

    You've done nothing but complain the whole time we've been here. Piss on you. I'm done listening to you.

    As Mr. Green started to dial the phone to contact Mr. Noonan, Mr. King said to Mr. Green, "Piss on you, piss on the railroad, and if you are calling Mr. Noonan, piss on him too.

    1968, United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board, Awards of the Second Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board, with an Appendix. Vol. 58, page 10

    "Piss on that!" Ellen shouted.[…]"Piss on you, Tom Builder! […] Piss on all of you, too. […] Piss on Kingsbridge Priory! […]Piss on the prior!" she said. "Piss on the sub-prior, and the sacrist, and the cantor and the treasurer, and all […]"

    2010, Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth, page 278

    Pirelli: You're really into that humanitarian bit, huh? Well, piss on you. I just want to get out of this army and get me a job. […]Pirelli: Hey piss on you. You don't know my life back in the good ole United States. Piss on you. Han: Well, piss on you, too.

    2013, Gary Pak, Brothers Under a Same Sky, page 109
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piss, on.

    It's better to be pissed off than be pissed on. Unless you have a snakebite or you're on fire.

    2021, Mike J. Aronson, Whatever, page 164
    1 more example

    The fox is a very dangerous animal. First, he can attack people; he can bite if he feels cornered without any hope of escape. Worse, he can piss on you, and his urine can be deadly if it's from a female with a liver disease.

    2001, Adam Biro, Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New, page 36

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo express contempt and disrespect for someone or something, or to act accordingly.

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