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Pissa

Cool. Often paired with wicked, although considered obsolete by som.

"Jimmy's got a pissa new cah, a '83 Monee Cahlo with a 350, headiz, anna new leathinteriah."
Don Hurter

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By Pillu (not verified) | Mon, 12/29/2003 - 3:01pm

Do you know that in Finnish Pissa is the same as pee?Good for you !?LOOOVESari&Anja

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By guy (not verified) | Thu, 02/19/2004 - 5:11pm

Pissa=pissed off. i.e. "I got in late last night and my mom was wicked pissa."

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By Chris Anderson (not verified) | Thu, 03/11/2004 - 9:08pm

When someone explains something is pissa, it is usually a bad thing, as in sarcasm. For example when I was working at Dunkin Donuts as a kid and someone asked, " I need foah lahge regulah coffees, and three dozen donuts", we always said, "Oh, Pissa!"Although, when something is wicked pissa, it is usually a good thing. I can't recall hearing someone say wicked pissa in a negative fashion."Did you go to the Aerosmith consit?", "Yeah-r-I did! It was wicked pissa!"Of course there can be exceptions, but Boston sarchasm comes across pretty strong.

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By Matty G (not verified) | Mon, 05/17/2004 - 2:34pm

Pissa can also be used to describe someone who is giving you a hard time. For example: "You know Timmy, you're a real pissa." Also in more working class bars in Boston it can be used as another name for the bathroom. "Hey Murph, watch my beer I got to go the pissa."

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By Sheila (not verified) | Sun, 06/13/2004 - 8:50pm

i've only heard "pissa" as the bathroom

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By Brian (not verified) | Mon, 11/08/2004 - 1:44pm

Hey pissah has two meanings it can be good as in "O man you got Halo that's wicked pissah" or it can be negative as in "Damn I just stepped in dog shit that's just pissah."

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By Dendog (not verified) | Mon, 11/29/2004 - 12:20pm

Pissa is one of those words that has a variety of meanings though I believe that the primary meaning is positive, which is how I always use it.Some examples:"Hey, is that your new guitah? Pissa.""Hey, you chicks wanna go out with me and my buddy here? Pissa."Hey, how's that new album? I heard it was f***ing pissa.""And you're bringing it to the party? Wicked pissa, man."

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By JohnnieTwoBrows (not verified) | Sat, 12/25/2004 - 4:49pm

In the movie Airplane! you can actually hear the original expression that pissa came from when Robert Hays is upset and says, "What a pisser!"

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By Don Hurter (not verified) | Thu, 03/10/2005 - 9:42pm

The term 'pissa' predates Airplane by years, if not a decade or more. The fully etymology probably traces back to some of the townies in the colonial era.

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By Mark (not verified) | Fri, 03/17/2006 - 2:15am

The meaning of Pissa is found in how you say it, sometimes good sometimes bad.There are also 3 levels of "pissa"1. Pissa2. Wicked Pissa3. Wicked Fucking Pissa

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By Melbel2000 (not verified) | Thu, 03/23/2006 - 12:58am

When you drop a pot of badadas you may say "ahhhhh pissa!"Or if you shart you might shake out the poop and say "awwwwwww pissa I just took a shitta!"

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By a (not verified) | Sat, 06/30/2007 - 11:55pm

Pissa meant "cool" or "great" in parts of Boston. That is slang from 35 years ago. No one uses the word anymore. Only older folks vaguely remember what it means.

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By JP (not verified) | Mon, 05/26/2008 - 10:56pm

My friends and I always used pissa as a noun referring to a negative situation. As in "I had to wait 45 minutes at the doctor's office. It was a wicked pissa!" In the same context you could say "wicked f***in pissa" and it would mean the same thing.

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By DG (not verified) | Wed, 07/09/2008 - 1:03pm

Pissa can mean something good or something bad it just depends on what context you use it in, and your voice inflection.He’s a pissaGood-Said with a smile when talking about a friend who did something funny or crazy.Bad- When said with anger because a guy went back on his word or did something out of line

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