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take the mickey

take the Mick·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee mik-ee]
    • /teɪk stressed ði ˈmɪk i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee mik-ee]
    • /teɪk stressed ði ˈmɪk i/

Definitions of take the mickey words

  • verbal expression take the mickey mock 1
  • noun take the mickey to tease someone 0
  • noun take the mickey to make fun; mock 0
  • verb take the mickey (Intransitive Verb) (Britain, slang) To ridicule or mock. 0
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Parts of speech for Take the mickey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take the mickey popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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