"piss proud" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From piss (“urine”) + proud. Appears in Francis Grose’s A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796): : “PISS-PROUD. Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his — was only piss-proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife”. Etymology templates: {{m|en|piss||urine}} piss (“urine”), {{m|en|proud}} proud Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} piss proud (not comparable)
  1. (British, vulgar) Having an erection when waking from sleep or, more generally or metaphorically, a false or "empty" erection. Tags: British, not-comparable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-piss_proud-en-adj-2b~SPp3F Categories (other): British English
  2. (British, vulgar) (by extension) Falsely proud, implying an outward display of success or virility belies a dubious reality. Tags: British, not-comparable, vulgar Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: piss-proud Related terms: morning glory, morning wood
    Sense id: en-piss_proud-en-adj-iwLdIduP Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 66 19 4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 52 31 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 53 29 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 52 29 5
  3. (British, derogatory, dated) Denoting an old man who marries a young woman, implying the only erection he could muster would be prompted by the bladder. Tags: British, dated, derogatory, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-piss_proud-en-adj-u1iaAP9U Categories (other): British English
  4. (rare) Paruretic. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-piss_proud-en-adj-b2I5GUjd

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