on the piss

English

Etymology

From on (“regularly taking”) + the + slang piss (“any alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the piss

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

   We're going out on the piss tonight. Want to come?

   • 2008, Colin Shaddick, Isn't Sex Noisy, →ISBN, page 50:

     Life is meaningless, when I've been on the piss.

Synonyms

• on the grog
• on the lash
• on the razz
• on the sauce
• on the turps

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