pee

Etymology 1

The initial letter of piss. Compare eff.

noun

  1. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, euphemistic, often childish) Urine.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, euphemistic, often childish) An act of urination.
    He was dying for a pee.

verb

  1. (euphemistic, intransitive, colloquial, often childish) To urinate.
    The schoolboy called out to his friend while he was peeing in the urinal.
    The delivery driver took a minute to pee in the woods between houses.
  2. (reflexive) To urinate on oneself.
    See there! A son is born And we pronounce him fit to fight There are blackheads on his shoulders And he pees himself in the night. 1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull
  3. (mildly vulgar, intransitive, colloquial) To drizzle.
    It's peeing with rain.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter P.
    They have writing samples and examine the back loops of pees and the crosses of tees. 1985, Stephen King, Paranoid: A Chant
    It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh." 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170

Etymology 3

Spelling of the abbreviation p of pence.

noun

  1. (Britain, Ireland, colloquial) Pence; penny (a quantity of money)
    I bought these carrots for fifty pee.
    I can't afford that — I'm one pee short.

Etymology 4

See peak.

noun

  1. (nautical) The bill of an anchor.

Etymology 5

noun

  1. The sliding weight on a steelyard.

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