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Meaning of pissant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pissant

Pronunciation:/ˈpɪsænt/

noun

Definitions

  1. (obsolete outside dialectal) An ant.

  2. An insignificant person.

  3. A person who adheres strictly to a rule or policy despite current circumstances.

    Example: Their manager is a real pissant about break times.

  4. A person seemingly incapable of focusing on anything but the trivial, especially in the sense of trivial or irrelevant criticism.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Insignificant or unimportant.