Piss-up

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

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:"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."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....

Slang: Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. It is a type of neologism. Slang can be described as deviating away from standard language use. Slang functions in two ways; the c...

New Zealand slang: New Zealand slang has developed over time from such a diverse mixture of backgrounds that it is sometimes difficult to establish exactly what phrases and slang words are originally from New Zealand. However be assured that all of the listed words and phrases are used with regularity throughout New Z...