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Definition of mickey noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mickey

noun
 
/ˈmɪki/
 
/ˈmɪki/
Word Origin1950s: of unknown origin.
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take the mickey/mick (out of somebody)
  1. (British English, informal) to make somebody look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe something that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind synonym tease, mock
    • Are you taking the mickey?
    • He’s always taking the mickey out of her.
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