This phrase is not new; the full phrase is "to take the Mickey (out of someone)"
Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries. A "Mickey" of course, is a "Mick": a pejorative, racist term for an Irishman (so nicknamed because so many Irish surnames begin with Mc- or Mac-) It is a common stereotype, in both the UK and USA, that Irish men have volatile tempers, like to brawl, and make good boxers. So, To "take the Mickey (out of someone)" means to take the fight, the vigor, the gravity, the self-importance out of them, by mocking them, usually in a very subtle way.
Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries. A "Mickey" of course, is a "Mick": a pejorative, racist term for an Irishman (so nicknamed because so many Irish surnames begin with Mc- or Mac-) It is a common stereotype, in both the UK and USA, that Irish men have volatile tempers, like to brawl, and make good boxers. So, To "take the Mickey (out of someone)" means to take the fight, the vigor, the gravity, the self-importance out of them, by mocking them, usually in a very subtle way.
Headmaster: "...so I expect you boys to comport yourself with the full dignity befitting students of this establishment of secondary learning."
Student: "Oh yes, we will sir. We'll even wear our school blazers to bed."
Headmaster: "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to take the Mickey out of me!"
Student: "Oh yes, we will sir. We'll even wear our school blazers to bed."
Headmaster: "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to take the Mickey out of me!"
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While recieving a blowjob from your partner, at the point of ejaculation pull out your cock and smack them in the face while cumming, thus simulating the mighty roudhouse kick to the face by Chuck Norris.
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2. Another way, if used in the context "Lick my middle finger" can be another way to say "fuck you" in a less In-your-Face fashionisto.
2. Another way, if used in the context "Lick my middle finger" can be another way to say "fuck you" in a less In-your-Face fashionisto.
Boyfriend: Hey, Tim my moms coming over for brunch!
Tim: But...ugh..babe, i love you, but your mom...are you serious? c'mon, you kidding me? why are you letting that woman in our house?
Boyfriend: Look, sometimes you just need to lick the middle finger and suck it up, she's your mother in law.
Tim: But...ugh..babe, i love you, but your mom...are you serious? c'mon, you kidding me? why are you letting that woman in our house?
Boyfriend: Look, sometimes you just need to lick the middle finger and suck it up, she's your mother in law.
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Get the walk the midget mug.a person who is very self-involved and constantly talks about themselves, their likes, their hobbies etc. while never really listening or caring about anything the person they are talking to has to say unless it related to them (the mimi). This person absolutely despises talkative persons because she hates having to listen to other people and it takes up time that they (the mimi) could be using to talk about themselves.
Classic signs of the mimi are:
1) no eye contact while listening
2) someone who talks over you when they realize you're about to talk so that you shut up
3) someone who rambles on and on even though the person they are talking to is clearly not listening.
4) for some reason they tend to have names that have at least 3 vowels in them such as Monique, Shawana, Nicole, Alicia, Myerson, Melissa, Felicity
Classic signs of the mimi are:
1) no eye contact while listening
2) someone who talks over you when they realize you're about to talk so that you shut up
3) someone who rambles on and on even though the person they are talking to is clearly not listening.
4) for some reason they tend to have names that have at least 3 vowels in them such as Monique, Shawana, Nicole, Alicia, Myerson, Melissa, Felicity
Ryan: Oh boy, here comes Niyla the mimi of the office. Once she starts talking, she never shuts up. She's the ultimate CB
Jason: CB? Cock Breath?
Ryan: haha Chatterbox} but yes that too
Jason: Run for the hills!
Jason: CB? Cock Breath?
Ryan: haha Chatterbox} but yes that too
Jason: Run for the hills!
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