Among large populated cities in the United States, Houston is unique as the largest city in the country with no zoning ordinances. Houston voters have rejected efforts to implement zoning in 1948, 1962, and 1993. It is commonly believed that Houston is Houston because of the lack of zoning laws.
For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see Pisces Iscariot. A pissant, also seen as piss ant or piss-ant, refers to a specific type of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective, indicating insignificance.
1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage; [syn: sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Sycophant \Syco*phant\, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr.Obs.] Accusing sycophants, of all men, did best sort to his nature.. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men. [1913 Webster] A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire. --Dryden.