mickey

Example Sentences

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"Maybe it's not a bad lesson to learn that you've got to have the mickey taken out of you occasionally," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

We thought it was a cool design and it was taking the mickey out of myself more than anything.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

England's performance led to an accusation of complacency from former captain Sir Alastair Cook, while another ex-skipper, Michael Vaughan, warned them not to "take the mickey out of Test cricket".

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

"My friends all take the mickey," he joked.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful. :micro-: /pref./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.