Sentence:  I would get indignant at magazine articles that characterised Australia as a nation of <WSD>pisspots</WSD>. I remember one in particular because I was nearly inspired to write a letter to the editor. ‘Australians,' claimed the journalist, ‘drank until they threw up on their shoes.' And then I realised there was a good deal of truth in all this. Quite a few Australians do drink until they throw up on their shoes. I have done it myself. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Australia) A consumer of large quantities of alcohol; a drunkard.