take the piss

take the piss

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyk stressed th ee pis]
- /teɪk stressed ði pɪs/
- /teɪk ðə pɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyk stressed th ee pis]
- /teɪk stressed ði pɪs/

Definitions of take the piss words

verbal expression take the piss mock 1
noun take the piss to tease or make fun of someone or something 0
verb take the piss (Transitive Verb) (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To tease, ridicule or mock (someone). 0
verb take the piss (Intransitive Verb) (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt. 0

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Parts of speech for Take the piss

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Take the piss

take the piss popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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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