"piss-takery" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss. Etymology templates: {{af|en|piss-take|-ery}} piss-take + -ery, {{m|en|take the piss}} take the piss Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} piss-takery (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly British, slang) The act of taking the piss. Tags: British, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-piss-takery-en-noun-ohXke80p Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

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