Mickey (Bliss)

Mickey (Bliss)
• Rhyming Slang for piss (urinate). Thus, when someone is described as 'taking the Mickey', they are taking the piss, i.e.. mocking. Also sometimes changed to 'taking the Michael'.

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  • Mickey Bliss * — Noun. 1. Rhyming slang on piss and mainly heard in the expression take the mickey ( take the piss ), meaning to ridicule. See  take the mickey . 2. Occasionally also an act of urination. Rhyming slang on piss . See piss …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Mickey Bliss — Cockney Rhyming Slang Piss (Make fun of) He s always taking the mickey out of someone …   English dialects glossary

  • Mickey Bliss — noun piss …   Wiktionary

  • mickey (finn) — n a soporific or stupefying drug adminis tered to a person without their knowl edge. The word was first recorded in the USA in the early 20th century. It may derive from the name of a real individ ual or from a generic (probably seafar ers ) term …   Contemporary slang

  • mickey — I. /ˈmɪki/ (say mikee) noun → micky1. II. /ˈmɪki/ (say mikee) noun → micky2. III. /ˈmɪki/ (say mikee) noun …  

  • take the mickey — vb British to mock, deride, poke fun at. These expressions are milder versions of take the piss. Unbeknownst to most users, they employ rhyming slang; Mickey is short for a mythical Mickey Bliss , pro viding the rhyme for piss. Michael is a… …   Contemporary slang

  • take the mick/mickey/michael — vb British to mock, deride, poke fun at. These expressions are milder versions of take the piss. Unbeknownst to most users, they employ rhyming slang; Mickey is short for a mythical Mickey Bliss , pro viding the rhyme for piss. Michael is a… …   Contemporary slang

  • take the mickey (out of someone) — Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning take the piss . E.g. Stop taking the mickey out of Billy, he s very sensitive and you re upsetting… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • take the mickey (out of someone) — Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning take the piss . E.g. Stop taking the mickey out of Billy, he s very sensitive and you re upsetting… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Dee Bliss — Neighbours character Portrayed by Madeleine West Introduced by Stanley Walsh Duration 2000–03 First appearance …   Wikipedia

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