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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

Suomi kauneuskilpailu kusemiskilpailu munanmittaus
Français concours de bite
Italiano piscio in lungo
Polski konkurs piękności
Svenska tuppfäktning
Türkçe sidik yarışı

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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See also

pissing match pissing post pissing war Pisslam pissoff pissoir

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