piss and wind
1
9.9
- noun
- Offensive
:
palabrería
- He's full of piss and wind.
Examples
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His claims about the project were nothing but piss and wind, with no evidence to back them up.
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After hours of debate, all they produced was piss and wind without any agreement.
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The politician's speech was just piss and wind, lacking any real solutions.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
49
2.5
Talk or writing that is not true and not useful
24
8.6
Empty showy talk with little real meaning
17
5.3
Talk that sounds important but has no real meaning
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
3
5.1
Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
Antonyms
How Meaningless
36
7.7
- Offensive
1
9.9
- Informal
17
5.3
86
2.7
- Informal
65
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'wind' can sometimes mean empty or blustering speech, 'piss' is a vulgar term for urination and does not transparently combine with 'wind' to yield 'nonsense.' The phrase is idiomatic and colloquial/vulgar, so a B1 learner who knows the individual words would be unlikely to predict the overall meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
The slang phrase piss and wind comes from a crude image: piss (a small, useless flow) and wind (a noisy puff) together suggest something that makes noise but has no substance. That's why it means 'empty talk' or 'nonsense'.