Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The dandelion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A name locally applied to various wild plants, as dandelion, bluet, oxeye daisy, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
dandelion . - noun dialect Any of various wild plants: the dandelion,
bluet ,oxeye daisy , etc.
Etymologies
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piss + bed, from dandelion's supposed diuretic effect.
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mollusque commented on the word pissabed
A local name for millipede in Jamaica.
November 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pissabed
Yikes. That's so gross on so many levels...
November 11, 2007
mollusque commented on the word pissabed
They call them pissabeds because the big (4-6") millipedes give off a repugnatorial fluid that stains hands and clothes a yellowish brown. That reminds me of another Jamaican name for millipede: cockspit.
November 12, 2007
she commented on the word pissabed
Also dandelions, so named for the diuretic effect (who knew?).
July 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word pissabed
There aren't many people who can slip repugnatorial into a comment like mollusque.
July 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pissabed
1. Bilby, you're right.
2. *horks*
July 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pissabed
This page smells funny.
July 21, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pissabed
I'm not sure I'll be able to watch the first couple of Harry Potter movies without giggling.
"piss v OED pissabed obs exc dial (1597–1822); EDD piss-a-bed sb 1, 2.
Comb piss-a-bed, ~ t' bed: dandelion (Taraxacum officinale); DUMBLEDORE. ...
1975 SCOTT 39 The Dandelion has a number of common names in Newfoundland. These include Dumbledor, Faceclock, and Piss-a-beds."
—Dictionary of Newfoundland English
January 27, 2009