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mickey1 /ˈmɪki /(also mick, micky) noun (in phrase take the mickey) British informalTease or ridicule someone: they would take the mickey out of me with sickening enthusiasm...- You had to try and block your mind off from what they were talking about because they were laughing and joking and taking the mickey out of me.
- It's a joke; you fool about; they take the mickey out of you and it's fun.
- They liked irreverence, taking the mickey, politically incorrect humour, mockery, satire.
Derivativesmickey-taking noun ...- Needless to say, despite the new-look the editors are adamant the mickey-taking will remain, plus ‘plenty of other stuff for the fans to chew over at half-time rather than just the pies’.
- I had to put up with a lot of mickey-taking but it's over.
- ‘Like a lot of kids around here Jade grew up without a dad, not a lot of money and she probably had to suffer some mickey-taking at school over being half-caste’.
Origin1950s: of unknown origin. Rhymesbrickie, Dickie, hickey, icky, Nicky, picky, quickie, rickey, Rikki, sickie, sticky, tricky, Vicky mickey2 /ˈmɪki /noun informal Short for Mickey Finn. I bet some guy slipped me a mickey...- The first five tracks sparkle with second-hand guitar lines from all three EPs, but with the welcome break of ‘A Cathedral at Night,’ My Favorite slips you a micky on the sly.
- Do this for a couple of nights, and you may think someone slipped you a Viagra micky.
- That mickey I was slipped stole a month of my life, and I'm not happy.
mickey3 /ˈmɪki /noun Irish informalA man’s penis.The fella beside me says she's got it wrong about the feet, sure she has, the mickey dies first and everything else follows....- I told him it was simple: you have to show your mickey.
OriginEarly 20th century: pet form of the given name Michael. |