taking the piss
Teasing someone relentlessly
Taking the piss is British slang for mocking or making fun of someone, often in a teasing way: Are you taking the piss, or do you actually believe that?
It can also mean exploiting someone's goodwill or pushing boundaries beyond what's reasonable: Charging fifty quid for parking is taking the piss.
The phrase carries irreverence—somewhere between gentle ribbing and outright disrespect, depending on context.
- ridiculingMocking with contempt
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- banteringLight, playful teasing
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- having a laughTeasing or joking around
taunt · joking · tongue in cheek · cheekiness · sneer · rib · irreverence · jibe · dry wit · dry humour · winding up · winding someone up · pulling your leg · facetiousness · leg-pulling · biting humor · pisstake · jeer
taking the pisskeeping a straight face
straight-faced · meaning business · getting down to brass tacks
take, takes, taken, taker, takers, taking, takings, piss, pisses