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piss and moan

piss and moan verb: to complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

Verb

piss and moan (third-person singular simple present pisses and moans, present participle pissing and moaning, simple past and past participle pissed and moaned)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar) To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.
    • Are you going to do something about it, or are you just going to piss and moan?

Forms of piss and moan

third-person singular presentpisses and moans
present participlepissing and moaning
past participlepissed and moaned
pastpissed and moaned

Questions about piss and moan

What does piss and moan mean?
Piss and moan means to complain, especially needlessly and loudly.
What part of speech is piss and moan?
Piss and moan is a verb.
What is the past tense of piss and moan?
The past tense of piss and moan is pissed and moaned.

Words near piss and moan in the dictionary

  1. Pisrael
  2. piss
  3. piss about
  4. piss all
  5. piss all over
  6. piss and moan
  7. piss and vinegar
  8. piss and wind
  9. piss ant
  10. piss ants
  11. piss around

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