streak of piss

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streak of piss (plural streaks of piss)

1. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) A tall, thin person.
   • 1997, Robert Coover, John's Wife‎, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 348, →ISBN:

     But wait: wasn't that the thin streak of piss who stole the truck?

   • 2005, Steve Rudge, A Guardsman's Lot‎, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 329, →ISBN:

     Some tall, skinny streak of piss of a Grenadier Officer, who commanded the boys Company, asked if I would play rugby for the Company.

   • 2018, Nathan Burrows, Blind Justice: A Legal Thriller‎, →ISBN, →ISBN:

     “I mean, come on, you and me? We're both big guys. He's not. He's a streak of piss, smaller than David, and got to be in his fifties at least.”

• Rick Jolly (2018) Jackspeak: A Guide to British Naval Slang & Usage‎, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, →ISBN: “streak of piss - a tall, gangling and thin person”