pissant
Contemptible little nobody
A pissant is someone or something insignificant and contemptible.
The word literally refers to an ant, named for the urine-like smell of formic acid some species produce.
As an insult, pissant suggests someone too small and worthless to bother with: I'm not going to argue with some pissant like him.
That pissant little company thinks it can compete with us.
Inconsequential person
- nonentityUnimportant person or thing
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- small-fryUnimportant people or children
- twerpPetty, annoying person
runt · squirt · pip-squeak · gnat · lowlife · worm · creep · jerk
Dependent territorial settlement
- workerPerson who toils
- soldierArmed forces member
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
nest · foraging · pheromone · swarm · mound · infestation · crawling · tiny
Excessively high self-regard
- pettyOf little importance
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- uppityArrogantly self-important
presumptuous · cocky · insolent · snooty · obnoxious · annoying · irritating · vexing
nobody
Inconsequential person
- nonentityUnimportant person or thing
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- small-fryUnimportant people or children
twerp · runt · squirt · pip-squeak · gnat · lowlife · worm · creep · jerk · punk
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
larvae · nest · foraging · pheromone · swarm · mound · infestation · crawling · tiny · biting
arrogant
Excessively high self-regard
- pettyOf little importance
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
uppity · presumptuous · cocky · insolent · snooty · obnoxious · annoying · irritating · vexing · grating
pissantVIP
Notable, for short
big shot · somebody · heavyweight · bigwig · mover and shaker
pissantdignitary
Person of high rank
luminary · eminence · grandee · worthy · pillar of society
pissantgiant
Being of huge size
colossus · behemoth · juggernaut · force of nature · powerhouse