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Aside, but I was surprised to see the (well justified) phrase "pissed off" in a US article, I thought that was a Britishism? [edit] thanks all: TIL ...

toast0 3y ago
No, that's common in the US. "Taking a piss" as an idiom that means ranting at someone? is not common. If we take a piss, it's just urination.
- ozymandias8 3y ago
  Brits use “taking _the_ piss”. But they also use “pissed” to mean drunk.
  - toast0 3y ago
    Yeah, that's how uncommon it is; I don't even know the right form. Pissed to mean drunk is like depends on your friend group? There's people who might say "i got pissed last night" and I'd be like what were you mad about? But other people I'd accept it as an indication of drinking...
- MikeTheGreat 3y ago
  Here in the US "taking a piss" means to urinate. Example: "Where's Bob?" "He's in the bathroom, taking a piss"
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realce 3y ago
"Take a piss" and sayings where "Piss" is used as a noun is the Britishism - "Pissed off" seems universal in the English-language world ime
foobarian 3y ago
Doesn't that mean a different thing in the UK? UK: "The line was too long so they pissed off to the pub" US: "They were pissed off because an aggressive driver cut them off"
- jebarker 3y ago
  No, it means the same thing in both countries. That UK usage is possibly used by some people but I don't ever recall hearing it in my 30 years there.
  - skeeter2020 3y ago
    what about "kiss my piss"? is that less common? :)
    - jebarker 3y ago
      I have never heard that in either country!
- jstanley 3y ago
  In the UK you'd say "queue" instead of "line", if I'm interpreting the context correctly.
- jjgreen 3y ago
  UK: They were pissed off that the queue was too long, decided to go out on the piss instead so pissed off to the pub to get pissed.
vel0city 3y ago
"Pissed off" is a pretty common phrase in US English to mean being angry. We tend to not use the other varieties of "pissed" that British and other English speakers would use though. Some examples would be "being pissed" (being drunk) or "taking the piss" (mocking someone).

toast0 3y ago

No, that's common in the US. "Taking a piss" as an idiom that means ranting at someone? is not common. If we take a piss, it's just urination.

ozymandias8 3y ago
Brits use “taking _the_ piss”. But they also use “pissed” to mean drunk.
- toast0 3y ago
  Yeah, that's how uncommon it is; I don't even know the right form. Pissed to mean drunk is like depends on your friend group? There's people who might say "i got pissed last night" and I'd be like what were you mad about? But other people I'd accept it as an indication of drinking...
MikeTheGreat 3y ago
Here in the US "taking a piss" means to urinate. Example: "Where's Bob?" "He's in the bathroom, taking a piss"

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realce 3y ago

"Take a piss" and sayings where "Piss" is used as a noun is the Britishism - "Pissed off" seems universal in the English-language world ime

foobarian 3y ago

Doesn't that mean a different thing in the UK? UK: "The line was too long so they pissed off to the pub" US: "They were pissed off because an aggressive driver cut them off"

jebarker 3y ago
No, it means the same thing in both countries. That UK usage is possibly used by some people but I don't ever recall hearing it in my 30 years there.
- skeeter2020 3y ago
  what about "kiss my piss"? is that less common? :)
  - jebarker 3y ago
    I have never heard that in either country!
jstanley 3y ago
In the UK you'd say "queue" instead of "line", if I'm interpreting the context correctly.
jjgreen 3y ago
UK: They were pissed off that the queue was too long, decided to go out on the piss instead so pissed off to the pub to get pissed.

vel0city 3y ago

"Pissed off" is a pretty common phrase in US English to mean being angry. We tend to not use the other varieties of "pissed" that British and other English speakers would use though. Some examples would be "being pissed" (being drunk) or "taking the piss" (mocking someone).