kangaroo piss

English

Etymology

From kangaroo + piss (“inferior liquor”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kangaroo piss (uncountable)

1. (Australia, vulgar, slang) Beer, especially of inferior quality.
   • 1998 July 10, Gully Foyle, “Why does Gawd need representatives? (was: Free Will (Re: Why are there atheists?))”, in talk.atheism‎^[1] (Usenet):

     >> Yeah, or you could drink beer instead.
     >Right, Fosters (ever been kicked by a kangaroo?)
     Kangaroo piss more like it. Let's go for top shelf instead of the urinal, try something like Carlsberg or if you want Aussie beer try Cooper's Pale Ale ;^) Stix, or Cascade.

   • 1999 July 18, Dave, “CANADA IS A GOOD PLACE....”, in alt.tv.southpark‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Hey! I was led to believe that Fosters was crap, and that the various Australian microbrews were the way to go. If that's the case, then wouldn't offering a Fosters to a visitor be an insult? Another way of saying, "Your palette^[sic] probably cannot descriminate between a quality beer and kangaroo piss, so there's no need to waste the good stuff on you. Here, have a Fosters." :)

   • 2001 December 12, Skip Press, “Osama's Tape and Al Jazeera's responce^[sic]”, in alt.journalism‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Hey Billy, stop drinking kangaroo piss for breakfast and wake up.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kangaroo,‎ piss.
   • 2006, Tom Parry, Thumbs Up Australia: Hitchhiking the Outback, unnumbered page:

     Kangaroo piss is like a concentrated version of cat urine, possessing an all-pervading, unmistakeable tang.

Synonyms

• donkey piss
• horse piss
• cougar piss

Derived terms

• roo piss
• piss like a kangaroo