Piss-up

A phrase common in British slang and New Zealand slang. Refers to a party with lots of alcohol.

Related Topics:
British - Slang - New Zealand slang - Party - Alcohol

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Often used as part of the phrase "Couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery" to refer to someone as disorganized or incompetent.

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The variant "couldn't organize a party in a brewery" is sometimes used to avoid actually using a word considered vulgar, while still clearly alluding to it. For example:

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:"If anybody ever wants to organize a party in a brewery, I suggest they do not go and ask the management of Royal Mail how to do it."

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:Mark Francois, MP, Commons Hansard, 5 July 2004

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