take the mickey

== English == === Alternative forms === mickey-take take the Michael take the mick take the micky === Etymology === Possibly from Cockney rhyming slang “to take the Mickey Bliss” (for take the piss). === Pronunciation === === Verb === take the mickey (third-person singular simple present takes the mickey, present participle taking the mickey, simple past took the mickey, past participle taken the mickey) (intransitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, idiomatic) To ridicule or mock. Synonyms: take the piss; see also Thesaurus:mock ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === taking the piss on Wikipedia.Wikipedia