"piss ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piss ants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piss ant (plural piss ants)
  1. A wood ant (from the smell of its nest), or an ant belonging to one of various other minor species. Categories (lifeform): Ants Synonyms: pissant, piss-ant
    Sense id: en-piss_ant-en-noun-pUByH0AM Disambiguation of Ants: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. (rare) Alternative spelling of pissant Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: pissant
    Sense id: en-piss_ant-en-noun-l4gvCpUV

Inflected forms

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