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mickey-take

mickey-take noun: an act of mockery or parody; a piss-take. Also the alternative form of take the mickey.

Noun

mickey-take (plural mickey-takes)

  1. (Ireland, UK) An act of mockery or parody; a piss-take.
    • Occasionally they perform in a club act, which is a mickey-take of The Chippendales. They do a strip routine and call themselves The Chipolatas.2010, Paul Hendy, The Diary Of A C-List Celeb, →ISBN, page 13
    • The crowd were packed round the front of the small stage like sardines and the reaction was superb, with the band responding accordingly, especially Tim who was on top form, leaping ups and down on the makeshift stage which was threatening to give way any minute, charging around wielding his guitar...2011, Adrian Bell, Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove, →ISBN

Also used as

mickey-take is also the alternative form of take the mickey.

Forms of mickey-take

Noun
pluralmickey-takes
alternative formmickey take
Verb
third-person singular presentmickey-takes
present participlemickey-taking
pastmickey-took
past participlemickey-taken

Questions about mickey-take

What does mickey-take mean?
Mickey-take means an act of mockery or parody; a piss-take.
What part of speech is mickey-take?
Mickey-take is a noun.
What is the plural of mickey-take?
The plural of mickey-take is mickey-takes.

Words near mickey-take in the dictionary

  1. Mickey Mouse ring
  2. Mickey Mouse rings
  3. Mickey Mousing
  4. mickey take
  5. mickey takes
  6. mickey-take
  7. mickey-taken
  8. mickey-takes
  9. mickey-taking
  10. mickey-took
  11. mickeyed

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