English Explanatory Dictionary

pissabed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), formerly much used for its diuretic properties.
  2. Any of various other wild plants with diuretic properties; bluet, oxeye daisy, etc.
  3. A bedwetter.

Word forms

pissabed pissabeds piss-the-bed pissy-bed pissy bed

Etymology

From piss + bed or piss + abed, so called after the dandelion's supposed diuretic effect. Compare French pissenlit.

Related words

bedwetting
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