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单词 pissant
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Definition of pissant in English:

pissant

noun ˈpɪsantˈpisˌant
Australian, US vulgar slang
  • An insignificant or contemptible person or thing.

    卑鄙小人;无名小卒;鸡毛蒜皮之事

    Synonyms
    insignificant person, nobody, nonentity, non-person, gnat, insect, cipher, pygmy
    scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer
adjective ˈpɪsantˈpisˌant
Australian, US vulgar slang
  • Worthless or contemptible.

    无价值的;可鄙的

    Synonyms
    blasted, damn, flaming, precious, confounded, pestilential, rotten, wretched

Phrases

  • (as) game as a pissant

    • vulgar slang Brave or foolhardy.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in sense 'an ant'): from piss + -ant.

Definition of pissant in US English:

pissant

nounˈpisˌant
US vulgar slang
  • An insignificant or contemptible person or thing.

    卑鄙小人;无名小卒;鸡毛蒜皮之事

    Synonyms
    insignificant person, nobody, nonentity, non-person, gnat, insect, cipher, pygmy
    scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer
adjectiveˈpisˌant
US vulgar slang
  • Worthless or contemptible.

    无价值的;可鄙的

    Synonyms
    blasted, damn, flaming, precious, confounded, pestilential, rotten, wretched

Origin

Mid 17th century (in sense ‘an ant’): from piss + -ant.

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