Take the piss

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Intransitive verb 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Intransitive verb

take the piss

1. (coarse UK slang) to ridicule or mock
   • Are you takin' the piss? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.

Usage notes

• As this phrase may be found offensive, it is often bowdlerised to take the pee or censored in print as take the p*** or, less commonly, take the p—. A common jocular euphemism is "to extract the urine" (a formal equivalent of the literal meaning of the words).

Synonyms

• take the mickey

Translations

• French: se foutre de la gueule
• Italian: prendere per il culo, prendere in giro

See also

• take the piss out of

fr:take the piss