piss-poor

US/ˌpɪspoɹ/US/ˌpɪsˈpoɹ/US/ˈpɪs(ˌ)poɹ/

adjective

Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

“Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance”

Meanings

adjectivepiss-poor (comparative more piss-poor, superlative most piss-poor)

comparative more piss-poor · superlative most piss-poor · alternative piss poor

  1. mildlyslangvulgarReflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

    Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

    2 more examples

    The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now."

    1971 May 12, Barry Lessin, “Lion netters revive with aid of Cathrall”, in Penn State Daily Collegian, US, retrieved 02 Apr 2009, page 4

    Rod Pritchard, who owns a farm equipment business in Eastern Ontario, says the Liberal government has done a “piss poor” job explaining the harmonized tax.

    2009 April 1, Lee Greenberg, “Harmonized tax sparks confusion and anger in Ontario”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 02 Apr 2009

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Chicago

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