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mickey

[mik-ee] / ˈmɪk i /
NOUN
knockout drops
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Former captain Michael Vaughan has warned England not to "take the mickey out of the game" after a sloppy second day allowed Sri Lanka back into the final Test at The Kia Oval.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

England midfielder Izzy Christiansen, who was at the game, told 5 Live: "If that goal is not taking the mickey, I don't know what is."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022

We got through the last-16 tie with Cameroon and I remember everyone celebrating and taking the mickey out of manager Phil Neville's haircut.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022

"It became my nickname again but it was different. My friends used it to take the mickey but it was said with love."

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2022

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 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond


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