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Sufeya Posted 5 years ago
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What does it mean " taking mickey " in busines term. Thanks beforehand for the answer.
  

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It is slang, and should not be used in a business context. It is British English. I've not heard it in American English.

  • It is slang, and should not be used in a business context.
  • It is British English.
  • I've not heard it in American English.
  • com/anglophenia/2015/01/frasers-phrases-taking-mickey-mean Where does "Mickey" come from?
  • ” There’s some debate as to why urine needs removing in the first place, some claiming that the expression arose literally, from canal boatsmen delivering urine to the wool mills in Northern England.
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It is slang, and should not be used in a business context. It is British English. I've not heard it in American English.

https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/01/frasers-phrases-taking-mickey-mean


Where does "Mickey" come from? It's either rhyming slang,

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