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take the piss 

To rile, mock, or be a jerk to another person whether or not the person is joking or being serious.
I know what I am so don't take the piss.
Don't worry about him hes just taking the piss.
take the piss by nyqs81 September 28, 2005

take the piss 

To tease mercilessly or in such a way no one would believe you or to treat someone badly in order to get what you want.
1. (British & Australian very informal) to make a joke about someone or to make someone look silly (often + out of ) They always take the piss out of her because she's a Barry Manilow fan. 'You should wear miniskirts more often - you've got the legs for them.' 'Are you taking the piss?' (British & Australian very informal!)
2. (British & Australian very informal) to treat someone badly in order to get what you want Four pounds an hour is taking the piss. £50 for that old thing? That's just taking the piss.
take the piss by Devilish69 September 29, 2013

take the piss 

To greedily demand an unreasonable effort or price.

British/Australian origins.
"My physics prof makes us go to 2 labs a week, and half the time we just end up using them to help him mark papers. He really takes the piss."
take the piss by Eversion April 15, 2005

take the piss out of

Don't take the piss out of a good cook.
take the piss out of by Light Joker December 21, 2005

take the piss out of someone 

to let the air out of their balloon, to mock/make fun of them. Customarily, shortened to just take the piss.
From the movie Snatch:

"take the piss out of someone" is abbreviated to "take the piss"

Boris the Blade: (mutters vague insults at Tony)

Bullet Tooth Tony: Don't take the piss (i.e., out of me), Boris!

Boris: Fuck you!

Tony: (empties the magazine of his Desert Eagle .50 into Boris)
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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