0
Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
the mick out of ...
Hello, this is my first post. I am a Japanese studying English for several years. This excellent forum always impresses me with detailed explanations from language experts.
I saw this sentence on the net.
" Why do people take the mick out of Sociology and Media Studies!? "
Most dictionaries give the word "mick" as the meaning which we shouldn't use. A dictionary I happen to have provides another meaning that is easy subject to take credits. But it's somewhat too brief.
The sentence is gradually becoming clear to me but I'd like to read more examples with the word "mick".
akio
I saw this sentence on the net.
" Why do people take the mick out of Sociology and Media Studies!? "
Most dictionaries give the word "mick" as the meaning which we shouldn't use. A dictionary I happen to have provides another meaning that is easy subject to take credits. But it's somewhat too brief.
The sentence is gradually becoming clear to me but I'd like to read more examples with the word "mick".
akio
Top answer
Hi, Tom took the mickey out of Fred means Tom teased or ridiculed Fred. Here is a definition from an online slang dictionary. Vrb phrs.
- Hi, Tom took the mickey out of Fred means Tom teased or ridiculed Fred.
- Here is a definition from an online slang dictionary.
- Vrb phrs.
- To tease, to ridicule.
- Also shortened to take the mick .
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Hi,
Tom took the mickey out of Fred means Tom teased or ridiculed Fred.
Here is a definition from an online slang dictionary.
Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning 'take the ****'.
If
Tom took the mickey out of Fred means Tom teased or ridiculed Fred.
Here is a definition from an online slang dictionary.
Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning 'take the ****'.
If
00
Thank you very much, Clive.
I understand it.
Some words have quite different definitions. I thought this word was the case. But it appears that its meanings originate from a single general idea.
I wonder if there is any online comprehensive slang dictionary which is equipped decent searching function like those of not slang ones...
akio
I understand it.
Some words have quite different definitions. I thought this word was the case. But it appears that its meanings originate from a single general idea.
I wonder if there is any online comprehensive slang dictionary which is equipped decent searching function like those of not slang ones...
akio
0
Related Questions