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piss-poor

US/ˌpɪspoɹ/

piss-poor adjective: reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

Adjective

piss-poor (comparative more piss-poor, superlative most piss-poor)

  1. (mildly, slang, vulgar) Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.
    • Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
    • The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now."1971 May 12, Barry Lessin, “Lion netters revive with aid of Cathrall”, in Penn State Daily Collegian, US, retrieved 02 Apr 2009, page 4

Forms of piss-poor

comparativemore piss-poor
superlativemost piss-poor
alternative formpiss poor

Questions about piss-poor

What does piss-poor mean?
Piss-poor means reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.
What part of speech is piss-poor?
Piss-poor is an adjective.
How do you pronounce piss-poor?
Piss-poor is pronounced /ˌpɪspoɹ/ (US).

Words near piss-poor in the dictionary

  1. piss-flap
  2. piss-flaps
  3. piss-kitchen
  4. piss-off
  5. piss-offs
  6. piss-poor
  7. piss-pot
  8. piss-pots
  9. piss-prophet
  10. piss-prophets
  11. piss-slit

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