take the mickey

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To ridicule or mock

Are you takin' the mickey? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.

take the mickey

    Hyphenation

    take the Mick·ey

    Turkish pronunciation

    teyk dhi mîki

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtāk ᴛʜē ˈməkē/ /ˈteɪk ðiː ˈmɪkiː/

    Etymology

    () From Cockney rhyming slang "to take the Mickey Bliss" (for take the piss)
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