take the piss
Make fun of
Take the piss is British slang meaning to mock or make fun of someone, often in a teasing way: Are you taking the piss?
It can also mean to exploit or take advantage: Charging that much is taking the piss.
The phrase implies going too far or being unreasonable.
Less commonly, taking the piss out of someone means deflating their ego or pretensions.
Affectionate verbal teasing
jesting · raillery · leg-pulling · winding-up · repartee · badinage · funning · fooling
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
spoof · caricature · send-up · burlesque · jeer · taunt · sneer · scoff
Audacity or facial side
- flippancyFrivolous lack of seriousness
- disrespectLack of regard
- impertinenceRude disregard for propriety
- insolenceBold, offensive disrespect
snark · sarcasm · subversion · scoffing · nonconformity · audacity · brass · impudence
ribbing
Affectionate verbal teasing
chaffing · jesting · raillery · leg-pulling · winding-up · repartee · badinage · funning · fooling · quipping
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
lampoon · spoof · caricature · send-up · burlesque · jeer · taunt · sneer · scoff · jibe
cheek
Audacity or facial side
- flippancyFrivolous lack of seriousness
- disrespectLack of regard
- impertinenceRude disregard for propriety
insolence · snark · sarcasm · subversion · scoffing · nonconformity · audacity · brass · impudence · effrontery