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pissant
noun
[ ˈpɪsant ]
• an insignificant or contemptible person or thing.
pissant
adjective
• worthless or contemptible.
Origin:
mid 17th century (in sense ‘an ant’): from piss + -ant.
Phrases
as game as a pissant
• brave or foolhardy.