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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[Perhaps from mick.]

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mickey¹, micky [ˈmɪkɪ]

n

take the mickey (out of) Informal to tease

[of unknown origin]

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mickey², micky [ˈmɪkɪ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral informal a young bull, esp one that is wild and unbranded

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mickey³

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Canadian a liquor bottle of 0.375 litre capacity, flat on one side and curved on the other to fit into a pocket

[of unknown origin]

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] CPD Mickey Finn N → bebida f drogada
Mickey Mouse N → el ratón Mickey
it's a Mickey Mouse set-up → es una empresa poco seria

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

mickey [ˈmɪki] n (British) to take the mickey out of sb (= mock, tease) → se moquer de qn

mickey

n (Brit inf) to take the mickey out of somebody → jdn auf den Arm or auf die Schippe nehmen (inf), → jdn veräppeln (inf); are you taking the mickey? → du willst mich/ihn etc wohl veräppeln etc (inf)

mickey [ˈmɪkɪ] n (Brit) (fam) to take the mickey out of sb → prendere qn per i fondelli or in giro