pismire

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪsˌmaɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pis′mīər′, piz′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pis•mire  (pis′mīər′, piz′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsan ant.
  • Scandinavian (compare Danish myre, Swedish myra), cognate with Dutch mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants
  • Middle English pissemyre, equivalent. to pisse to urinate + obsolete mire ant, perh. 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pismire / ˈpɪsˌmaɪə/
  1. an archaic or dialect word for an ant
Etymology: 14th Century (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill): from piss + obsolete mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse maurr, Middle Low German mīre ant
'pismire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pissant

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