it doesnt make any sense in the uk
2007-01-22 01:27:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pismires are rather large ants, locally called pi**ants in the South. They bite and the bite is very painful, so someone who is obnoxious (esp. a snotty little kid) is sometimes called a "pi**ant."
2007-01-22 02:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means insignificant or worthless, of no importance. It used to refer to ants, probably equating their smell (formic acid) with urine and their useless back-and-forth activity - see pismire.
2007-01-22 01:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Cowboy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's American slang for an insignificant or worthless person or thing.
2007-01-22 03:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like, someone with say, "F*ck off, you little pi**ant!"
A bit like tw*t, I suppose, but you'd only use it if that person were smaller than you.
2007-01-22 01:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by white.sale 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Geez...I ain't no Yankee, but I do know what pi**ant refers to...(even from way over the sea)..lol...it means...COCKROACH...
2007-01-22 01:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by ozzy chik... 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it means small and insignificant - but I don't know why!
2007-01-22 01:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by mad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"mad" is right - I heard this first on "Police Academy" - Lieutenant Harris speaking to Mahoney, when he's kicking him out of the Academy.
2007-01-22 01:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋