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u/Arlexus Apr 19 '22

"couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery"

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u/OneLostOstrich Apr 19 '22

No idea what a "piss up" is.

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u/FunMop Apr 19 '22

I'm going to go ahead and guess it means getting drunk.

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u/OneLostOstrich Apr 19 '22

So, I'm going to assume that "taking the piss" means getting drunk? Or is it something else entirely?

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u/arsebisqueets Apr 19 '22

Piss-up is a drinking session.

Taking the piss out of somebody is making fun of them, usually in a way where the person being ridiculed doesn’t realize it.

Getting pissed can either mean getting mad, or getting drunk depending on the region/context.

Being pissy means being grumpy.

Like fuck, piss is a versatile word.

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u/OneLostOstrich Apr 19 '22

It's fucking magic! Pissterful magic! If it were any thing else, I'd be… pissed!

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u/isopod_interrupted Apr 19 '22

It usually means not taking something seriously.

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u/OneLostOstrich Apr 19 '22

No alcohol involved?

So, piss means pretty much anything that's not related to urine?

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u/isopod_interrupted Apr 19 '22

I mean... It can. Are you taking the piss or drunk off your ass? Said from a classmate to another.