mickey

Example Sentences

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"Where property developers are just taking the mickey, or just excess profiteering, as we know absolutely goes on... let's challenge that," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some people might feel it is taking the mickey for Hull to be mentioned in the same breath as tourism gems like Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and Hawaii.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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 all-time leading run-scorer Alastair Cook said his former team have been complacent, while ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan warned them not to "take the mickey out of Test cricket".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

It has been suggested that the `disney' will become a benchmark unit for animation graphics performance. :mickey mouse program: /n./

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