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pissant

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪsænt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pis′ant′)

piss•ant (pis′ant′),USA pronunciation n.

Slang Terms(vulgar). a person or thing of no value or consequence;
a despicable person or thing.
[Obs.]an ant.

adj.

Slang Terms(vulgar). insignificant or worthless.

Also, piss′-ant′.

piss + ant, probably origin, originally on the model of pismire 1655–65, in sense "ant''

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pissant /ˈpɪsænt/ US informal n

an insignificant or contemptible person

adj

insignificant or contemptible

Etymology: 17th Century: from piss + ant

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