piss and vinegar

noun

vigor and aggressive energy

Slang definitions & phrases for piss and vinegar

piss and vinegar

noun phrase

Energy; vitality; pep, pizzazz: I was seventeen years old and 150 pounds of piss and vinegar

Related Terms

full of piss and vinegar

[1942+; full of vinegar, ''interesting, entertaining,'' is found in college slang by 1926]