mickey
noun /ˈmɪki/
/ˈmɪki/
Word Origin1950s: of unknown origin.
Idioms Idioms
take the mickey/mick (out of somebody)
- (British English, informal) to make somebody look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe something that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind synonym tease, mock
- Are you taking the mickey?
- He’s always taking the mickey out of her.