Complete Definition of "pissant"

English

Etymology
piss (urine) + diminutive suffix

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Insignificant or unimportant.

Noun
en-noun

  1. An insignificant person.

Quotations
2005: â��Everyone is saying, â��You canâ��t be serious about targeting Iran. Look at Iraq,â��â�� the former intelligence official told me. â��But they say, â��Weâ��ve got some lessons learnedâ��not militarily, but how we did it politically. Weâ��re not going to rely on agency pissants.â�� No loose ends, and thatâ��s why the C.I.A. is out of there.â�� — The New Yorker, 24 & 31 January 2005

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French

Pronunciation
IPA|/pi.s��/
SAMPA|/pi.sA~/

Verb
pissant

  1. present participle of pisser'', pissing

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