mickey (redirected from take the micky)

mick·ey  (mk)

n. pl. mick·eys

1. Informal A roasted potato.

2. Canadian Slang A small bottle of liquor, shaped to fit in a pocket.

3. also Mickey Slang A Mickey Finn.

Idiom:

take the mickey out of Chiefly British

To tease or mock (someone).

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mickey

Noun

take the mickey (out of) Informal to tease (someone) [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Mickey - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent Mick, Paddy derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Irishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Translations

mickey [ˈmɪkɪ] n to take the mickey out of sb → tomar el pelo a algn