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Define Take The Mickey Meaning

Take The Mickey
To make fun of someone or something, often to mock in a satirical way, or to attempt to fool someone in a manner of telling them an outrageous story.

Often used also to cast doubt on the truth of a statement.

A:"You know, the timers on British nuclear bombs were so bad in the 50's, they thought of filling them with chickens to keep them warm enough"
B:"WHAT! Are you taking the mickey?"

C:" Well, you parked in just the right place here, didn't you?"
A:" Instead of taking the mickey, just find me a big rock to chock the wheels with . . "
By Helyn
Taking The Mickey
Joking, doing something without intent.

Making fun of someone or something.

A less offensive way of saying taking the piss.

"That was funny!"
Her prominent eyes swam with tears as she gasped for breath, staring at Ron. Utterly nonplussed, he looked around at the others, who were now laughing at the expression on Ron's face and at the ludicrously prolonged laughter of Luna Lovegood, who was rocking backwards and forwards, clutching her sides.
"Are you taking the mickey?" said Ron, frowning at her.
"Baboon's … backside!" she choked, holding her ribs. -Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
By Candide
Take The Mickey
To take the rise out of someone - to make fun of them. This is Cockney rhyming slang, Mickey Bliss = piss.

Leave it out, mate, don't take the Mickey.
By Gerda
Taking The Mickey
using someone as the butt of a joke, lightheartedly. Non-offensive humor.

'Are you taking the mickey?'
By Karita
Taking The Mickey
Derived from Cockney Rhyhming Slang - Taking the Mickey Bliss - piss

A very British way to ask if someone is taking the piss - ie making fun of you.

Trudy - I love your new trousers!

Judy - Are you taking the mickey?
By Dorella
Taking The Mickey
To minimize someone by ridicule, mockery or derision, especially if the clueless subject does not realize he or she is the target of ridicule. British in origin and similar to "taking the piss" out of someone.

Dick: (with mock sincerity and theatrical enthusiasm) Dang it, George! You like totally RULE, dude! I can’t decide if you are like, a great president…or like, THE greatest president!

George: (with feigned modesty) Shucks, Dick…t’aint no big thang!

Laura: (to George) CLEARLY, you are as dumb as a box of hammers and I would like to kick you as far as I could kick a lemon meringue pie…as usual…Dick is TAKING THE MICKEY OUT OF YOU!

Tony: ‘Fraid not, Dodo-brain girl! George IS the greatest (and cutest president) EVER! Boys rock!

Laura: (exasperated, to Tony) Shut your festering gangrenous pie hole, you putrid tool! Crawl back into the Masterpiece Theatere “Veal Crate” you crawled out of, boneless-boy.

George: (to Tony) Yo, Tony!!! Who’s Mickey?
By Lilah
Taking The Mickey
A less rude way of saying "taking the piss". A joke, not really offensive.

"stop taking the mickey"
By Jill
Taking The Mickey
Irish slang

Taking the mickey out of someone.
To tease, make fun of someone, fooling someone, Almost always meant in a light-hearted way.

"Taking the piss" means pretty much exactly the same thing.
"Take the mick" variant, is more often used in the UK.

"Ah sure, I'm only taking the Mickey. I wasn't serious."

"What? Please tell me you're only taking the mickey?"
By Kellia
Taking The Mickey
Taking the Mickey (Bliss) rhyming slang for taking the piss

She was only taking the mickey
By Vanna
Take The Mickey Out Of
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.

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!"
By Katlin