"pisspot" meaning in All languages combined

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      "word": "shitload"
    },
    {
      "sense": "large quantity",
      "word": "metric shitload"
    },
    {
      "sense": "large quantity",
      "word": "shit-ton"
    },
    {
      "sense": "large quantity",
      "word": "ton and load"
    },
    {
      "english": "similarly pejorative",
      "sense": "regular drinker",
      "word": "pisshead"
    },
    {
      "word": "drunkard"
    },
    {
      "word": "piss pot"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "chamber pot"
  ],
  "word": "pisspot"
}