pee

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noun (1)

ˈpē How to pronounce pee (audio)
1
: the letter p
2
plural pee, British : penny

pee

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verb

peed; peeing

intransitive verb

informal
: urinate

pee

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noun (2)

1
informal : urine
2
informal : an act of urination

Examples of pee in a Sentence

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Noun
But go pee with caution, and ask to see the dagger at your own risk. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Picture Tahoe City’s middle-aged men, wide-eyed in the should-I-pee hour, shadow-climbing the same fifty-seven moves on the same granite face. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
Just last night, while the Cowboys were peeing all over themselves at Lambeau, the models were out and about at the annual show in LA. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Pelvic pain and trouble peeing are disruptive, but UTIs are dangerous if left untreated — delays in care are all too common and make prolonged suffering and dangerous complications more likely. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pee

Word History

Etymology

Verb

euphemism from the initial letter of piss

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1825, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pee was in 1602

Rhymes for pee

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