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Meaning of pissing contest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: a competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.
  2. A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.
    slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“I'm not getting into a pissing contest with him over who has the fastest car.”
“She won him in a pissing contest.”
“Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Yeah, it's not a big deal. I lobbied for fuel-cell technology on Capitol Hill. I'm friends with Sandy Bullock, really good friends. Who cares? It's not a pissing contest, right, J?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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