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taken the piss

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

Meaning of take the piss

Verb

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

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To tease, ridicule or mock (someone).
    • You know, cos he was like taking the piss out of them and they took the piss out of him.1987, Judy Vermorel, Sex Pistols: the inside story, page 16
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt.
    • He's either taking it easy or taking the piss by arriving at the eleventh hour.2008, Will Swanton, Some Day: Inside the Dream Tour and Mick Fanning's 2007 Championship Win
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To be outrageously unreasonable.
    • I've got three exams on the same day! That's taking the piss!

Questions about taken the piss

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

Words near taken the piss in the dictionary

  1. taken the mick
  2. taken the mickey
  3. taken the micky
  4. taken the offensive
  5. taken the pee
  6. taken the piss
  7. taken the place of
  8. taken the plunge
  9. taken the point
  10. taken the purple
  11. taken the rap

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