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pisser

pisser

3 9.9
An informal word for an annoying or difficult situation
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪsər/
  • Offensive
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  • He described his job as a pisser due to the constant stress and demands.

It really really does work, it just smells and I can't use it myself, which is a pisser.

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Examples

Antonyms

269 1.4

A good thing or situation that brings happiness

Compounds

popcorn pisser
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who gets scared or excited very easily and reacts loudly at movies

How Troublesome

disaster
1.0
pisser
  • Offensive
3 9.9
difficulty
651 2.4
annoyance
21 3.2
inconvenience
107 4.3

Surface Forms

pisser singular
pissers plural

Morphology

pisser = piss (opaque) = piss + er

This slang sense is an idiomatic extension from 'piss' and '-er' and does not yield the meaning 'a difficult or unpleasant situation' in a straightforward way for learners.

Etymology

Pisser in its slang sense grew from the same base piss. A helpful way to remember it is to think of something so bad or annoying you would call it a 'pisser', meaning 'a very unpleasant or difficult thing'.