Pee Meaning
/ˈpiː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounUrine.
nounAn act of urination.
Sentence Examples
I'm bursting for a pee.
I have to pee, but your friends are completely crowding the hallway.
It is forbidden to make the dogs pee.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After drinking too much water, the child needed to ____ before leaving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The toddler needed to ____ urgently and his mother rushed him to the nearest restroom.
Word Origin & History
The initial letter of piss. Compare eff.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With conventional fuel cells as their model, researchers learned to use similar chemical reactions to make a fuel from microbes in pee.[…]They got to use new, clean toilets lit by the power of their own pee.[…]Microorganisms that feed on nutrients in urine can be used in a microbial fuel cell that generates electricity – or "pee power," as the Sesame girls called it."
— 2024 February 17 (last accessed), Jenny Morber, “Scientists turn pee into power in Uganda”, in Upworthy Science:
"Um, by the way, make sure everyone knows if the papal envoy says "We desire to wash our hands", that means he wants to go and have a pee (laugh track)... Yes, a Royal wee (laugh track) — followed by a Royal flush (laugh track)."
— 1987 December 17, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “A Diplomatic Incident”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds):
"I've always wondered whether you could drink slowly enough, and eliminate fast enough, that you just sort of peed continuously. But I'm afraid to try because I worry someone might call while I'm doing it and ask what I'm up to, and I won't be able to think of a lie."
— 2011 December 5, Randall Munroe, “Drinking Fountains”, in xkcd:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After drinking too much water, the child needed to ____ before leaving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The toddler needed to ____ urgently and his mother rushed him to the nearest restroom.