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Hissy vs Pissy - What's the difference?

hissy | pissy |

As adjectives the difference between hissy and pissy

is that hissy is accompanied with hisses while pissy is covered in piss.

As a noun hissy

is (us) a tantrum, a fit.

hissy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Accompanied with hisses
  • Making a hissing sound
  • Childish or petulant (compare hissy fit)

    • Derived terms

    * hissy fit * tissy

    Noun

    (hissies)
  • (US) A tantrum, a fit

    • pissy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered in piss.
  • Resembling or smelling like piss.
  • Anal retentive]], [[whinge, whinging and pernickety.
    • Stop being pissy: you knew what I meant when I said "Don't touch the dial", but you prodded the dial with a fork.
  • (of rain) Weak and drizzly.
    • I wish these pissy rain showers would either build up into a storm or go away.

    Derived terms

    * pissily * pissiness