taking the mickey

To minimize someone by ridicule, mockery or derision, especially if the clueless subject does not realize he or she is the target of ridicule. British in origin and similar to "taking the piss" out of someone.

Dick: (with mock sincerity and theatrical enthusiasm) Dang it, George! You like totally RULE, dude! I can’t decide if you are like, a great president…or like, THE greatest president!

George: (with feigned modesty) Shucks, Dick…t’aint no big thang!

Laura: (to George) CLEARLY, you are as dumb as a box of hammers and I would like to kick you as far as I could kick a lemon meringue pie…as usual…Dick is TAKING THE MICKEY OUT OF YOU!

Tony: ‘Fraid not, Dodo-brain girl! George IS the greatest (and cutest president) EVER! Boys rock!

Laura: (exasperated, to Tony) Shut your festering gangrenous pie hole, you putrid tool! Crawl back into the Masterpiece Theatere “Veal Crate” you crawled out of, boneless-boy.

George: (to Tony) Yo, Tony!!! Who’s Mickey?

by Cinnabone Hilton September 28, 2006

taking the mickey

A less rude way of saying "taking the piss". A joke, not really offensive.

"stop taking the mickey"

by Sabz November 5, 2003

Taking the Mickey

Irish slang

Taking the mickey out of someone.
To tease, make fun of someone, fooling someone, Almost always meant in a light-hearted way.

"Taking the piss" means pretty much exactly the same thing.
"Take the mick" variant, is more often used in the UK.

"Ah sure, I'm only taking the Mickey. I wasn't serious."

"What? Please tell me you're only taking the mickey?"

by Aingeal1 June 14, 2018

Taking the Mickey

Taking the Mickey (Bliss) rhyming slang for taking the piss

She was only taking the mickey

by simplephone July 2, 2018

Taking the Mickey

Another way of saying taking the piss. This time, there's a Disney twist to it.

Goofy, you're Taking the Mickey!

by kaijak music bickey January 24, 2025