piss cutter

piss cutter

dated slang A nickname for the side cap (a foldable military cap also known as a garrison cap or flight cap) worn by members of the Unites States Navy or Marine Corps. Sometimes hyphenated. Primarily heard in US. I asked my grandpa what the funny little hat was called in his pictures from the war, and he said it was his piss cutter. We all tucked out piss-cutters into our belts as we entered the room.
See also: cutter, piss
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

piss-cutter

and piss-whiz
n. an extraordinary person; someone who can do the impossible. (Usually objectionable.) Sam is a real piss-cutter when it comes to running. I ain’t no piss-whiz, just your average guy.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • flat chat
  • flat strap
  • cop on
  • in demand
  • a broth of a boy
  • broth
  • broth of a boy
  • bleeding edge
  • hit and miss
  • hit-and-miss
References in periodicals archive
With his tan summer service uniform, he wears a garrison cap, a piss cutter. Near the front of the piss cutter shine the single silver bars of his rank.
The Six Purposes of Drill