pissant

(pisant′)

or piss-ant

noun

  1. Dialectal an ant
  2. Slang a person regarded as insignificant and contemptible

adjective

Slang insignificant and contemptible

See pissant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also piss-ant

noun
  1. One that is insignificant.
  2. Obsolete An ant.
adjective
Not important; insignificant: “Some pissant Texas court wants to make [the company] pay . . . more than $10 billion in reparations” (New Republic).

Origin:

Origin: Modeled on pismire

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