Subject: Sorta-kinda.
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Posted on: 2016-08-24 22:04:00 UTC

"Piss" is vulgar, at least here in the US. We say "pee" or "urine" if we must discuss it at all outside our closest circles (and I think it's mostly just men who use "piss" even with close friends).

"Pissed off" isn't very strongly associated with the bodily fluid, but it's still more PG-13 than PG, and not the sort of language we want to see thrown around all the time. Family-friendly versions include "ticked off," "cheesed off," "hacked off," etc. (Don't ask me why.) Best to save "pissed off" for when you really mean it, and even then, it's better to try logic before resorting to strong language to make a point.

Also, just in case anyone doesn't know this: "to be pissed" in the US means to be angry; in the UK, it means to be drunk. Know who's speaking and who you're speaking to lest there be confusion!

~Neshomeh

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