Is "piss" a cuss word?

Question

I say it is, but my friend insists it isn't.

Answer 1

its not but its not polite either

Answer 2

Is Piss A Cuss Word

Answer 3

No "piss" is not a cuss word at all. It's a slang word for urinating, just like peeing is a slang word.

A cuss word is a "curse word"....something that invokes the name of God, or the Holy family in various religions and/or attempts to bring or wish evil onto someone.

People determine what to consider a cuss word by making up new terminology........such as "b**ch" which actually refers to a female dog or "sh*t" which is obviously another slang word for defecation.

Officially these are not "cuss" words but it seems so because of the way people use them.

Answer 4

Would you use the word when talking to your parents?
Would you use the word when addressing a room of strangers?
When you use the word does it offend anyone?

I believe that a word is vulgar (or cuss word) depending on how it is used and to the individual that the word is directed at.

I believe that if you are talking to your friends and you say that you pissed away all the money you earned. that this is not cussing.

But if you tell you boss or teacher to piss off that this is cussing.

Answer 5

You cant base it by what you cannot say on TV because that is quite a few things... more every day it seems. However piss is a deragatory form for urine or even the more childish, pee. But other forms of deragatory such as crap and skank as far as I know are not usually known to be curse words. Its really comes down to if someone is offended by it or not. It doesnt need to be an "official curse word" to be offensive.

Answer 6

I don't think it is a cuss word but I do beleive that it is a very uncouth word to be using. It is used in a variety of was to mean many different things. Be careful when using it or better yet, find another word to describe what you are talking about.
Have to admit... I do use that word sometimes and it is NOT very polite.

Answer 7

Urban Dictionary:

piss
A vulgar way of describing the natural bodily function in which the body releases toxins, such as ammonia and urea, through a hole found in the lower region of the body, the urethra.

Also used to describe annoyance or anger at someone or something.

Can be used to get rid of someone

Yo man, hold up. I gotta take a wicked piss.

Dude, you're really starting to piss me off.

Piss off!

Answer 8

Depends on how you use it, I think. If you use it in the sense of angering someone (e.g., "pissing somebody off"), I don't personally consider it cussing, but if you use it in reference to the act of urination (e.g., "I need to take a piss"), then I do think of it as cussing. Sometimes the word is also used in the context of discouragement (e.g., "he pissed all over my idea"), and I consider that borderline, with a pretty strong lean toward, "Yeah, that's cussing."

All of this is just my personal opinion, of course.

Answer 9

Piss (and, pisseth) are found in the Bible as the word Bastard is. They're considered cuss words depending upon their context, and the mores of the individuals in proximity to the people who speak them.

Dad

Answer 10

I would say yes because I've always thought of "piss" as the bad word for pee and sh*t as the bad word for poop. I wouldn't say it's as bad as "sh*t", but maybe just about as bad as "a**" or "damn." But it all just depends on the context.

"Pissed," on the other hand, means annoyed. An example would be "that dude is really pissing me off" or "that guy looks really pissed." I wouldn't consider that swearing, but it's still inappropriate to say in public or to people you respect.

So, "piss," in the context of pee, is a swear. "Pissed," in the context of annoyed, isn't a swear. But still not polite.

Hope this helped :)

Answer 11

piss ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ps) Vulgar Slang
v. pissed, piss·ing, piss·es
v. intr.
To urinate.

v. tr.
To urinate on or in.
To discharge (blood, for example) in the urine.

n.
Urine.
The act or an instance of urinating.

Phrasal Verb:
piss off
To make or become angry.
Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.

Idiom:
take the piss out of Chiefly British
To tease or mock (someone).