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mickey

[mik-ee] / ˈmɪk i /
NOUN
knockout drops
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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

I'm very tolerant, but I'm not tolerant of people who I believe are coming here to take the mickey.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

At the London airport, an official asked him, "Are you taking the mickey out of our royalty?"

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023

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 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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