# pissy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɪsi/ · frequency rank #40,837

## Definitions
1. Soaked or dirtied by urine.
2. Resembling or smelling like urine.
3. Resembling or smelling like urine.
4. Anal retentive, whinging and pernickety.
5. Annoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.

## Etymology
From piss + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pity)
- **pits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pits)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-puss)
- **psst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-psst)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pussy)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-posse)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pushy)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-posey)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pithy)
- **pass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pass-vs-pissy)
- **piss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piss-vs-pissy)
- **pics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pics-vs-pissy)
- **pigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pigs-vs-pissy)
- **pins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pins-vs-pissy)
- **pies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pies-vs-pissy)
- **Pisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pisa-vs-pissy)
- **pips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pips-vs-pissy)
- **pinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pissy)
- **picky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pissy)
- **piggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pissy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ipssy`, `pissyy`, `pisy`, `pisys`, `ppissy`, `psisy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pissy