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Meaning of "pissant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PISSANT

From piss + ant.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PISSANT

pissant  [ˈpɪsænt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PISSANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pissant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PISSANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pissant

A pissant, also seen as piss-ant, refers to a specific kind of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective. It has its origin in the word pismire, a 14th-century term for ant. The original pissant is any of a certain group of large ant species, commonly called wood ants, that make mounded nests in forests throughout most of Europe. The name pissant arises from the urine-like odour produced by their nesting material—needles and straw from pine trees—and the formic acid that constitutes their venom. Formica rufa is one such ant, but there are others with similar characteristics. It may be derived from the term pismire. Forelius and Iridomyrmex are two genera of piss ants. In the United States, the word pissant can refer to any small ant that infests a home.

Definition of pissant in the English dictionary

The definition of pissant in the dictionary is an insignificant or contemptible person. Other definition of pissant is insignificant or contemptible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PISSANT


ant
ænt
bant
bænt
Brabant
brəˈbænt
Brandt
brænt
brant
brænt
cant
kænt
commandant
ˈkɒmənˌdænt
confidant
ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt
confidante
ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt
enceinte
ɒnˈsænt
extant
ɛkˈstænt
Kant
kænt
lant
lænt
levant
lɪˈvænt
pant
pænt
rant
rænt
Rembrandt
ˈrɛmbrænt
sant
sænt
scant
skænt
Thant
θænt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PISSANT

pisolitic
piss
piss about
piss all over
piss artist
piss easy
piss off
piss-poor
piss-take
piss-up
Pissarro
pissasphalt
pissed
pissed off
pisser
pisshead
pissoir
pistache
pistachio
pistachio ice cream

WORDS THAT END LIKE PISSANT

antidepressant
appetite depressant
confessant
croissant
depressant
discussant
en passant
immunodepressant
immunosuppressant
impuissant
incessant
introgressant
jessant
Maupassant
naissant
Ouessant
passant
percussant
pleasant
puissant
suppressant

Synonyms and antonyms of pissant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pissant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PISSANT

Find out the translation of pissant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pissant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pissant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pissant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pissant
570 millions of speakers

English

pissant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pissant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pissant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pissant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pissant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pissant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pissant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abgewrackten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pissant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시시한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pissant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pissant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pissant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिसंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hergele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microbo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pissant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pissant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pissant
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ασήμαντη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pissant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pissant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pissant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pissant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PISSANT»

The term «pissant» is regularly used and occupies the 56.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PISSANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pissant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pissant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pissant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PISSANT»

Discover the use of pissant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pissant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Devil's Own Day
PISSANT. OR. EGOMANIAC. “IF YOU CAIN'T CARRY YO' WEIGHT Don't complain about the freight / If'n you burden be too great / Don't you fret about the freight...” “Although his death was an unfortunate eventuality, Lieutenant Gould was a ...
Cole Coonce, 2010
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Louisiana Sojourns: Travelers' Tales and Literary Journeys
Nothing. But. a. Little. Pissant. A. J. LIEBLING. In his day a celebrated journalist, Liebling (1904- 1963) came to Louisiana in 1959 to write about Earl Long for the New Yorker magazine. Governor Long — brother of the state's assassinated ...
John James Audubon, F. A. De Caro, Rosan A. Jordan, 1998
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Safire's Political Dictionary
As one departing cabinet aide put it, he began as a mere 'pissant'... His worldly skills are sometimes referred to as his 'practical sense,' or his appreciation of detail. It explains why he once was considered a pissant.” The word can be used as ...
William Safire, 2008
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Dead in Center Field
He's a pissant in the Gents organization.” “What's his name?” “You wouldn't know him. And he's not using my name, so who cares? Right? He's just a pissant. I ought to take the cuff links back from him. He's such a little pissant." He motioned to ...
Paul Engleman, 2011
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I'll Be Home for Christmas
“What did you just call me, you pompous, moneyhungry, no-good pissant?” Venom dripped from Angie's lips as sparks flew from her eyes. Josh Eagle immediately regretted his words, but he couldn't back down now. “I called you a witch and ...
Fern Michaels, 2012
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Vanity Fire: A Guy Mallon Mystery
“Maybe I should have talked to you first, but it was Sunday, and you needed a day off. So I—” “I'm the detective,” she told me. “Me. I am the detective, and this is my damn investigation. I'm the detective. You're the little pissant.” “Hey,” I said.
John M Daniel, 2012
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Comfort and Joy
“What did you just call me, you pompous, money-hungry, no-good pissant?” Venom dripped from Angie's lips as sparks flew from her eyes. Josh Eagle immediately regretted his words, but he couldn't back down now. “I called you a witch and ...
Fern Michaels, Marie Bostwick, Deborah J. Wolf, Cathy Lamb, Fern Michaels, Cathy Lamb, 2007
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
327, 2000 pissant noun a small person us, i9<6 • Yeah, I know he's a sawed-off little ol' pissant, but you call him 'Shorty' and he'll Stop your heart. —Ken Weaver, Texas Crude, p. 121,1984 • We'll trample on the piss ants!— Katny Lette, ems' ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Shadows of Vietnam: Lyndon Johnson's Wars
chapter "That Damn Little Pissant Country" About six o'clock on the evening of November 22, 1963, the presidential plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington. Lyndon Johnson asked his staff to wait until Jacqueline ...
Frank Everson Vandiver, 1997
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The Earl of Louisiana
NOTHING. BUT. A. LITTLE. PISSANT. M he entry of a hero on the public scene goes unnoticed, but his rentrée always has an eager press. Napoleon coming back from Elba, Robert Bruce from rustication among the spiders, and Jim Jeffries  ...
Abbott Joseph Liebling, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PISSANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pissant is used in the context of the following news items.
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WATCH: Transgender Reporter Threatened This Conservative, Now …
Damn right I'd pay top $ to see @ZoeyTur curb stomp pissant product of homeschooled perversion @benshapiro. For days. http://t.co/ ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
2
The high personal cost of a political career
"Even when you're only a minor pissant a lot of people still know who you are." Mr Griffin recalls trying to give up smoking under the watchful ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
colourful language of Kezia Purick
Listen here you pooncy, pasty-faced person from some pissant place that no one cares about, half my electorate are probably in de facto ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Bronwyn Bishop: Liberal attack dog finally gets bitten
How can poor precious Toady (our Pissant Moralist) argue against “sinking the Slipper” now? Slipper was a Liberal member when he ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
5
Brice Cherry: 5 Big 12 football questions heading into media days
And they've ceded it to none other than TCU and Baylor, a couple of pissant private schools who, oh by the way, combined to capture every ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
6
In the '90s, Bill Clinton Considered Bombing Iran
He even informed Richard Clarke, his counter-terrorism adviser, that he did not “want any pissant half-measures.” The Pentagon drew up ... «War is Boring, Jul 15»
7
'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' at Rockville Musical Theatre
“Just lots of goodwill and maybe one small thrill, but there's nothin' dirty goin' on!” This concluding line from the honky-tonk song, “Lil Ol' Pissant ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
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Calif. Senator Isadore Hall Introduces Measure Calling on California …
I'm in the bay area three name pissant. I have a life but starting to believe people like you should have theirs ended. It may be the only way to ... «California Newswire, Jul 15»
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Turnbull should put up or shut up
To be fair, working under a Pissant Moralist is bound to leave a deep traumatised psychological scarring on most. by klewso on Jul 10, 2015 at ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
10
Trouble hearing, seeing and remembering, but otherwise Bill OK
Years after his incendiary encounter with (John) Safran, Martin is no closer to forgiving him for what he says was ''a pissant thing to do at the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pissant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pissant>. May 2024 ».
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