taking the mickey
Poking gentle fun
Taking the mickey is British slang for teasing or mocking someone, usually in a lighthearted way: Are you taking the mickey, or do you really believe that?
The phrase implies gentle ridicule rather than malicious attack.
Also appears as taking the mick or, more vulgarly, taking the piss.
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- ridiculingMocking with contempt
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- having a laughTeasing or joking around
mocking · ribbing · pulling your leg · cheekiness · sardonicism · playfulness · tongue in cheek · mockery · poking fun · joshing · just kidding · wind-up · leg-pulling · winding someone up · dry humor · amusement · banter · pisstake
taking the mickeypraising
Voicing admiration
complimenting · paying tribute · flattering · lauding · honoring
taking the mickeyhonoring
Recognizing with respect
paying tribute · revering · venerating · esteeming · lauding