"mickey-take" meaning in All languages combined

See mickey-take on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mickey-takes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mickey-take (plural mickey-takes)
  1. (UK, Ireland) An act of mockery or parody; a piss-take. Tags: Ireland, UK
    Sense id: en-mickey-take-en-noun--aNe9gRm Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mickey take

Verb [English]

Forms: mickey-takes [present, singular, third-person], mickey-taking [participle, present], mickey-took [past], mickey-taken [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|mickey-takes|mickey-taking|mickey-took|mickey-taken}} mickey-take (third-person singular simple present mickey-takes, present participle mickey-taking, simple past mickey-took, past participle mickey-taken)
  1. Alternative form of take the mickey Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: take the mickey
    Sense id: en-mickey-take-en-verb-9nlLY0fN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mickey take

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2011, Adrian Bell, Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove, →ISBN:",
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