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rip the piss

rip the piss verb: to ridicule or mock severely.

Verb

rip the piss (third-person singular simple present rips the piss, present participle ripping the piss, simple past and past participle ripped the piss)

  1. (Ireland, UK, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To ridicule or mock severely.

Forms of rip the piss

third-person singular presentrips the piss
present participleripping the piss
past participleripped the piss
pastripped the piss

Origin of rip the piss

From take the piss.

Questions about rip the piss

What does rip the piss mean?
Rip the piss means to ridicule or mock severely.
What part of speech is rip the piss?
Rip the piss is a verb.
What is the past tense of rip the piss?
The past tense of rip the piss is ripped the piss.

Words near rip the piss in the dictionary

  1. rip saws
  2. rip someone a new asshole
  3. rip someone a new one
  4. rip someone's head off
  5. rip the band-aid off
  6. rip the piss
  7. rip tide
  8. rip tides
  9. rip to shreds
  10. RIP troll
  11. RIP trolling

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