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mickey-taking

mickey-taking is the present participle and gerund of mickey-take.

Meaning of mickey-take

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

Questions about mickey-taking

What is mickey-taking the present participle and gerund of?
Mickey-taking is the present participle and gerund of mickey-take.

Words near mickey-taking in the dictionary

  1. mickey take
  2. mickey takes
  3. mickey-take
  4. mickey-taken
  5. mickey-takes
  6. mickey-taking
  7. mickey-took
  8. mickeyed
  9. mickeying
  10. Mickeymania
  11. mickeys

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