piss-up
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Definition
- Noun:
- A boisterous social gathering centered around heavy drinking: A vulgar, chiefly British slang term for a party or social event where the primary activity is consuming large amounts of alcohol, often in a rowdy or unrestrained manner.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The lads are planning a massive piss-up for his stag do.
- After the final exam, the whole class had a proper piss-up.
- The office party turned into a complete piss-up.
Advanced Usage
- "to have a piss-up": to organize or participate in such a drinking session.
- They're having a piss-up at Dave's flat to celebrate the promotion.
- "to be a right piss-up": used to emphasize that an event was or will be a particularly chaotic drinking party.
- The wedding reception was a right piss-up!
Variants and Related Words
- Pissed (adj, UK slang): Drunk.
- He got completely pissed at the piss-up.
- Piss (v/n, vulgar slang): To urinate. The noun "piss-up" is a compound derived from this base word.
Synonyms
- Binge: a period of excessive indulgence, especially in drinking.
- Boozing session: an informal term for a time of heavy drinking.
- Bender: a slang term for a prolonged drinking spree.
Important Notes on Usage
- Register: This term is highly informal and vulgar. It is appropriate only in very casual settings among peers who use similar language. It is unsuitable for formal, polite, or professional contexts.
- Regionality: Most common in British and Australian English. It may be misunderstood or sound excessively crude in other varieties of English.
Noun
- vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking