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Meaning of mickey-take | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An act of mockery or parody; a piss-take.

Ireland, UK

Examples

“Occasionally they perform in a club act, which is a mickey-take of The Chippendales. They do a strip routine and call themselves The Chipolatas.”
“The crowd were packed round the front of the small stage like sardines and the reaction was superb, with the band responding accordingly, especially Tim who was on top form, leaping ups and down on the makeshift stage which was threatening to give way any minute, charging around wielding his guitar in a guitar-hero mickey-take, abusing the audience, hammering Dominic's cymbals, pouring gallons of water over himself and his guitar... brilliant.”
“If this article is going to be a mickey-take of Barnsley, let's forget the whole thing.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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