Meanings
plural piss-ups · alternative pissup
- AustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUKslangvulgarA party where people consume alcohol.
. . . passed: all bullshitted up for the pictures or a piss-up in the town.
1950, Jocelyn Greene, The Goose Cathedral, The Bodley Head, page 142 more examples
Last night a bunch of them turned out to a pub near Edgeware [sic] Road tube (where a few of them had helped treat the injured on the 7th), and we had a good old-fashioned piss-up courtesy of Europhobia's generous readers.
2005, Tim Worstall, 2005: Dispatches from the Blogosphere, The Friday Project, p 228Therefore with the blessing of Lizzie (herself too upset to attend) Rupert had arranged a sort of pre-wake piss-up in the function room of his London club with a malt whisky tasting, several real ales on tap and a takeaway curry delivered.
2010, Ben Elton, Meltdown, page 202
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Czech ožíračka, kalba
- ožíračkaa party with plenty of alcohol
- kalbaa party with plenty of alcohol
Portuguese cervejada
- cervejadaa party with plenty of alcohol
Russian пья́нка, попо́йка
- пья́нка (pʹjánka)a party with plenty of alcohol
- попо́йка (popójka)a party with plenty of alcohol
- нажира́лово (nažirálovo)a party with plenty of alcohol
- бу́хач (búxač)a party with plenty of alcohol
Swedish fyllefest
- fyllefesta party with plenty of alcohol
Cite this entry
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