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piss-takery

piss-takery noun: the act of taking the piss.

Noun

piss-takery (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) The act of taking the piss.
    • If they can’t make Shakespeare’s language their own, the passionate, tragic emotions on the page simply become the stuff of cliché – making ‘Wherefore art thou, Romeo?’ ripe for comedic piss-takery.2013 October 10, Trevor Johnston, “Romeo and Juliet [film review]”, in Time Out

Origin of piss-takery

From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss.

Questions about piss-takery

What does piss-takery mean?
Piss-takery means the act of taking the piss.
What part of speech is piss-takery?
Piss-takery is a noun.

Words near piss-takery in the dictionary

  1. piss-slit
  2. piss-slits
  3. piss-take
  4. piss-taker
  5. piss-takers
  6. piss-takery
  7. piss-takes
  8. piss-taking
  9. piss-the-bed
  10. piss-the-beds
  11. piss-up

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