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taken the mickey

taken the mickey is the past participle of take the mickey.

Meaning of take the mickey

Verb

take the mickey (third-person singular simple present takes the mickey, present participle taking the mickey, simple past took the mickey, past participle taken the mickey)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To ridicule or mock someone; to make fun of someone.
    • Are you takin’ the mickey? You’ll get yer ’ead bashed in.

Questions about taken the mickey

What is taken the mickey the past participle of?
Taken the mickey is the past participle of take the mickey.

Words near taken the mickey in the dictionary

  1. taken the long view
  2. taken the mask off
  3. taken the meaning
  4. taken the Michael
  5. taken the mick
  6. taken the mickey
  7. taken the micky
  8. taken the offensive
  9. taken the pee
  10. taken the piss
  11. taken the place of

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