Excrement vs Piss - What's the difference?
excrement | piss |
(archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
(vulgar) Urine.
(vulgar, slang) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality.
(vulgar) To urinate.
(vulgar) To discharge as or with the urine.
As nouns the difference between excrement and piss
is that excrement is excrement (animal solid waste) while piss is (vulgar) urine.As a verb piss is
(vulgar) to urinate.excrement
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
From (etyl) .piss
English
Noun
- 1611' ''Monster, I do smell all horse-'''piss ; at which my nose is in great indignation.'' ā Shakespeare, ''The Tempest , Act 4, Scene 1.
- 2005' ''There in a puddle of '''piss sat Princess Fatima, her dress up over her knees, vomit dripping onto her bodice'' - Richard Connelly Miller, ''Tanglefoot
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- 1601' ''O Jove, a beastly fault! And then another fault in the semblance of a fowl; think on āt, Jove; a foul fault! When gods have hot backs, what shall poor men do? For me, I am here a Windsor stag; and the fattest, I think, iā the forest. Send me a cool rut-time, Jove, or who can blame me '''to piss my tallow? Who comes here? my doe?'' ā Shakespeare, ''The Merry Wives of Windsor , Act 5, Scene 5.