pisspot
pisspot Lexical Profile
pisspot Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A chamber pot or portable vessel kept in a bedroom and used as a receptacle for urine, especially before the widespread adoption of indoor plumbing (vulgar or historical).
"In the seventeenth-century tavern, guests relied on a simple earthenware pisspot beneath the bed during the night."
Australian A person who habitually drinks excessive amounts of alcohol; a heavy drinker or drunkard (also used in New Zealand; vulgar slang).
"He gained a reputation as the local pisspot after spending every Friday evening at the pub."
A despicable, obnoxious, or contemptible person, or a squalid, неприятно rundown place (vulgar slang).
"The grumpy landlord was regarded by his tenants as an arrogant pisspot who refused to fix the heating."
Word Nuance & Usage
Considered vulgar or coarse slang in all senses; 'chamber pot' is the standard, polite equivalent for the historical vessel.
Word Origin & Etymology
Attested from the late Middle English period (around the 15th century) as a compound of 'piss' and 'pot', referring to a bedroom receptacle used before indoor plumbing.