"on the piss" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the piss.ogg
Etymology: From on (“regularly taking”) + the + slang piss (“any alcoholic drink”). Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the piss, {{en-PP}} on the piss
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar Synonyms: on the grog, on the lash, on the razz, on the sauce, on the turps
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          "text": "We're going out on the piss tonight. Want to come?",
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          "text": "Life is meaningless, when I've been on the piss.",
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        "(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess."
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          "word": "on the lash"
        },
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          "word": "on the razz"
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        {
          "word": "on the sauce"
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          "word": "on the turps"
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    {
      "word": "on the grog"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the lash"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the razz"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the sauce"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the turps"
    }
  ],
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