pissing contest

pissing contest noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: a competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.

Noun

pissing contest (plural pissing contests)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: a competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.
(slang, vulgar) A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.
- I'm not getting into a pissing contest with him over who has the fastest car.
- She won him in a pissing contest.1996, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes: A Memoir, Scribner, →ISBN
Synonyms:

pissing match, pissing war, shitting match, dick-measuring contest

competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall: pataasan ng ihi
pointless competition: pataasan ng ihi

plural	pissing contests

What does pissing contest mean?: Pissing contest means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: a competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.
What is pissing contest in Tagalog?: Pissing contest in Tagalog is pataasan ng ihi. See Pissing contest meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is pissing contest?: Pissing contest is a noun.
What is the plural of pissing contest?: The plural of pissing contest is pissing contests.

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