Verb: take the mick
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: offensive
Usage: Brit, informal
- Ridicule, tease, make fun of
"Don't get upset, mate, we're just taking the mick";
- take the piss [Brit, informal], take the Mickey [Brit, informal]
Usage: offensive
- (ethnic slur) a person of Irish descent
Derived forms: Micks
Type of: Irishman
Encyclopedia: Take the mick
Mick, The