pissoirn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪswɑː/, U.S.

/pɪˈswɑr/

Forms: 1900s– pissoir, 1900s– pissoire.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pissoir.

Etymology: < French pissoir public urinal (1803, chiefly regional (northern); 1489 in Middle French as adjective in pot pissoir chamber pot, 1546 as noun in form pissouoir , 1586 in sense ‘place where one urinates’) < pisser piss v. + -oir (see -ory suffix¹).

A public urinal, esp. one enclosed only by a screen or wall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > urinal

pissing place1440

pissing post1619

leaking tub1673

leaking vessel1673

pissery1693

urinary1836

urinal1851

pissoir1919

pisser1950

urinoir1955

House of Lords1961

1919 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. 127 The French pissoir..is still regarded as indecent in America, and is seldom used in England, but it has gone into most of the Continental languages.

1926 E. E. Cummings Is 5 i. xviii. 27 The prime minister of Siam in native costume, who emerging from a pissoir enters abruptly Notre Dame.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. ii. 77 The feet showing below the shield of the pissoir.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 30 I take advantage of a space-age public pissoir in Leicester Square.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pissoir
释义	pissoirn. Brit. /ˈpɪswɑː/, U.S. /pɪˈswɑr/ Forms: 1900s– pissoir, 1900s– pissoire. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pissoir. Etymology: < French pissoir public urinal (1803, chiefly regional (northern); 1489 in Middle French as adjective in pot pissoir chamber pot, 1546 as noun in form pissouoir , 1586 in sense ‘place where one urinates’) < pisser piss v. + -oir (see -ory suffix¹). A public urinal, esp. one enclosed only by a screen or wall. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > urinal pissing place1440 pissing post1619 leaking tub1673 leaking vessel1673 pissery1693 urinary1836 urinal1851 pissoir1919 pisser1950 urinoir1955 House of Lords1961 1919 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. 127 The French pissoir..is still regarded as indecent in America, and is seldom used in England, but it has gone into most of the Continental languages. 1926 E. E. Cummings Is 5 i. xviii. 27 The prime minister of Siam in native costume, who emerging from a pissoir enters abruptly Notre Dame. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. ii. 77 The feet showing below the shield of the pissoir. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 30 I take advantage of a space-age public pissoir in Leicester Square. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1919
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