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That's interesting. Where I grew up in Canada, "being pissed" could mean either very drunk (piss drunk) or very angry (pissed off) and you need to rely on conte
by bregma 5y ago
That's interesting. Where I grew up in Canada, "being pissed" could mean either very drunk (piss drunk) or very angry (pissed off) and you need to rely on context to disambiguate. On the other hand, the British phrase "taking the piss" would mean obtaining a urine sample and it's just downright confusing.
- mmmpop 5y agoIn America, "piss drunk" has a place but "being pissed" means exclusively "to be angry"... at least in every part I've ever been. I can't speak for upper New England, perhaps they'd take exception.
- FillardMillmore 5y agoFrom upper New England, been here my whole life - can confirm "Being pissed" always means being angry.
- edoceo 5y agoIt's called "wicked drunk" down east. "wicked pissed" is very angry.
- Folcon 5y ago"taking the piss" can also mean taking a situation too far / making fun of someone =)... Lots of Britishisms require context to disambiguate.
- mdp2021 5y ago> the British phrase "taking the piss" It's an extreme for "irony" - dissimulation (so extreme that I should add a /J). In other regions it would be "to fuck with someone". I never understood the exact source of the expression. It could have been the mockery of stealing urine from the poor (who could actually sell it - I believe for example it is still used in tanneries around the world).