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mickey-take en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, UK) An act of mockery or parody; a piss-take.
    • Occasionally they perform in a club act, which is a mickey-take of The Chippendales. They do a strip routine and call themselves The Chipolatas. 2010, Paul Hendy, The Diary Of A C-List Celeb, →ISBN, page 13:
    • The crowd were packed round the front of the small stage like sardines and the reaction was superb, with the band responding accordingly, especially Tim who was on top form, leaping ups and down on the makeshift stage which was threatening to give way any minute, charging around wielding his guitar in a guitar-hero mickey-take, abusing the audience, hammering Dominic's cymbals, pouring gallons of water over himself and his guitar... brilliant. 2011, Adrian Bell, Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove, →ISBN:
    • If this article is going to be a mickey-take of Barnsley, let's forget the whole thing. 2012, Martin Wainwright, True North: In Praise of England's Better Half, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mickey take alternative lexicographic
mickey-takes Number=Plur lexicographic

mickey-take en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of take the mickey.
    • The butt of the mickey-taking was Ed's surname. 2009, Martyn Croft, The Boy Who Knew Things, →ISBN, page 10:
    • Carl felt insulted by the mickey-taking and gave Jamie the dirtiest of looks before he kicked off. 2013, Rob Childs, The Big Star, →ISBN:
    • He was sick of the mickey-taking. He found a Pampers disposable nappy on his desk one morning. Thank god it was clean! 2013, M. C. Dutton, The Godfathers of London, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mickey-taking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mickey-takes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mickey take alternative lexicographic
mickey-took Tense=Past lexicographic
mickey-taken Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic