piss-cuttern.
/ˈpɪskʌtə/, U.S. /ˈpɪsˌkədər/ North American slang.
1. A formidable or remarkable person or thing (in either a negative or a positive sense).
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing
carbunclea1350
swanc1386
phoenixc1400
diamondc1440
broocha1464
surmounterc1500
sovereign?a1513
primrose peerless1523
superlative1577
transcendent1593
Arabian birda1616
crack1637
first rate1681
peach1710
phoenicle1711
admiration1717
spanker1751
first-raterc1760
no slouch of1767
nailer1806
tip-topper1822
ripper1825
ripstaver1828
apotheosis1832
clinker1836
clipper1836
bird1839
keener1839
ripsnorter1840
beater1845
firecracker1845
pumpkin1845
screamer1846
stunner1847
bottler1855
beaut1866
bobby-dazzler1866
one out of the box1867
stem-winder1875
corker1877
trimmer1878
hot stuff1884
daisy1886
jim-dandy1887
cracker1891
jim-hickey1895
peacherino1896
pippin1897
alpha plus1898
peacherine1900
pip1900
humdinger1905
bosker1906
hummer1907
good egg1914
superstar1914
the berries1918
bee's knee1923
the cat's whiskers1923
smash1923
smash hit1923
brahma1925
dilly1935
piss-cutter1935
killer1937
killer-diller1938
a hard act to follow1942
peacheroo1942
bitch1946
brammerc1950
hot shit1960
Tiffany1973
bollocks1981
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > person
Yorker1599
ferret1629
Yorkshire bite1801
file1819
gnostic1819
shrewdc1858
shrewd-head1916
shrewdie1916
piss-cutter1935
1935 C. Odets Awake & Sing! in Six Plays (1939) 87 ‘Now isn't that funny, Big Boy?’ Moe: ‘It's a pisscutter.’
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §432/2 Capable person; expert,..piss-cutter.
1974 D. Sears Lark in Clear Air viii. 97 I'd send some [beer] along with you but that old piss-cutter of a Heeney would drink'm all before you cut the froth on the first bottle.
1999 Sat. Night (Toronto) Apr. 52/2 The rock began to slow down... ‘It's right on the button,’ Shane said. It was a piss-cutter, a real honey peach.
2. Military. = garrison cap n. at garrison n. Compounds 2.Used esp. in the U.S. Marines.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > military
Monmouth cap1577
watering cap1746
muff-cap1809
shako1816
chaco1826
forage-cap1827
foraging-cap1830
bearskin1843
field cap1845
kepi1861
busby1870
czako1891
forager1891
Brodrick1905
watch cap1909
gorblimey1919
split-arse cap1931
beret1948
piss-cutter1949
1949 G. McMillan Old Breed ii. 10 You'd slug your best buddy at the drop of a p..cutter.
1952 K. Lamott Stockade 40 You can stow away that fancy pisscutter and wear a helmet while you're on duty.
1964 C. Howe Valley of Fire 67 Guess he wouldn't mind if I took his Korean pisscutter, would he?
1990 D. Poyer Gulf 198 He..centered his pisscutter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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