单词 | to take the mickey |
释义 | > as lemmasto take the mickey (out of) 7. colloquial (chiefly British). to take the mickey (out of): to behave or speak satirically or mockingly; to make fun of, satirize, or debunk (a person or thing). Cf. mike n.7, piss n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (intransitive)] bourd1303 japec1374 rail?1507 gaud1532 mow1559 railly1612 rally1625 banter1660 badiner1697 chaffa1845 josh1845 persiflate1850 to poke (the) borak1882 kibitz1923 to take the mickey (out of)1948 mickey-take1959 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (transitive)] tauntc1530 railly1668 rally1672 banter1677 smoke1699 to get, take, or have a rise out of1703 joke1748 to run a rig1764 badinage1778 queer1778 quiz1787 to poke (one's) fun (at)1795 gammon1801 chaff1826 to run on ——1830 rig1841 trail1847 josh1852 jolly1874 chip1898 barrack1901 horse1901 jazz1927 to take the mike out ofa1935 to take the piss (out of)1945 to take the mickey (out of)1948 1948 A. Baron From City, from Plough vi. 49 ‘Higgsy,’ said the sergeant, ‘they think I'm taking the mickey. Tell 'em.’ 1952 ‘J. Henry’ Who lie in Gaol iv. 66 She's a terror. I expect she'll try and take the mickey out of you all right. Don't you stand for nothin'. 1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling 134 He had no great regard for Constance, except in so far as she sometimes took the mickey out of Hughie. 1958 Observer 28 Dec. 3/1 ‘Tonight’ is not only a tough and irreverent programme, but glib and smart and anxious to take the mickey. 1960 E. W. Hildick Jim Starling & Colonel ix. 76 The servers must have thought that no boy would dare to take the mickey in such circumstances. 1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 101 Geordie looked anxiously at me, in case I thought he was taking the micky too hard. 1991 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 3 Feb. 6/5 I don't think there is any subject that is too serious to take the micky out of. < as lemmas |
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