(British, slang, vulgar) Someone who frequently ridicules or shows contempt for others (takes the piss).
(British, slang, vulgar) Someone who frequently ridicules or shows contempt for others (takes the piss).
“Yeah, but I’m no drinker, I’m a drunk. A piss artist, a tosspot. I’m sloshed 24/7. Last week I had to use a rope to keep my trousers up, because I was trembling so hard each morning that I couldn’t be arsed with a belt.”
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(British, slang) A person who takes the piss.
British slang for a person who takes the piss — that is, someone who mocks, teases, or tests the limits of what others will put up with. A piss-taker might be pushing your patience with outrageous demands, pulling someone's leg with an elaborate wind-up, or just relentlessly taking the mickey. The term ranges from affectionate to genuinely critical depending on tone and context. In the right company, being called a piss-taker is practically a compliment.
(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, vulgar, slang) A person who regularly overindulges in alcoholic drink.
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(Australian, British, Irish, slang, vulgar) Someone who is frequently drunk (pissed).
"piss artist" means: Someone who is frequently drunk (pissed).. This is strong language and parents may reasonably want to discuss when, where and around whom it is used. It is not usually a sign of trouble on its own; many teens use such words to fit in with peers. A calm conversation about register, audience and consequences (school, work, family) tends to be more useful than a ban. Pay attention to the target of the language more than the word itself.
"piss artist" means: Someone who is frequently drunk (pissed).. Register: strong, taboo language. Avoid in writing, business, classroom and any formal setting; reserve for close friends after observing native use first. Note the regional or dialect label (Australian) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(British, slang, vulgar) Someone who is incompetent, often a person who purports to be competent yet consequently produces botched results.
I despised people who got drunk, I referred to them as ‘piss artists, and I had nothing but contempt for them, nothing but contempt for these people, who fell around drunk, who were incoherent when they spoke.
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