'Taking the piss'

[Lilith]

What does The British mean when The British say this?

[dodger]

What does The British mean when The British say this?

it means it is your round...about 3 nights ago...and you still have not put your hand in your pocket,

or


A gratuitous insult

[Jimmie Higgins]

What does The British mean when The British say this?They mean that they are planning on stealing your urine while you sleep.

No, they mean they are teasing you.

Also you should say, "don't smack my fanny" really loud anytime you suspect someone is taking the piss. Ok, don't.

[ColonelCossack]

it's a ruder way of saying "Taking the mickey"

I assume that answers you're question.

[Jimmie Higgins]

it's a ruder way of saying "Taking the mickey"

I assume that answers you're question.Um, I think more non-brits know "take the piss" than "taking the mickey". Is that a real expression? Or are you taking the piss? Lol.

"Taking the mickey" in North American slang would mean that you were a 1940s gangster saying, "taking the knock-out pill" :D

[Manic Impressive]

all o' you wide boys are 'avin a giraffe

"don't smack my fanny"

Definitely do not say this if you're in England. Fanny means something different over here

Taking the piss is a bit like light hearted harmless trolling or saying something sarcastically or ironically.

If someone asks "are you taking the piss?" they are probably accusing you of trolling because your statement seemed absolutely ludicrous and they may have thought you were having a joke at their expense.

If someone says "you are taking the piss" then they aren't asking they are probably telling you that you have crossed a line or gone too far. This can be used for statements or actions as dodger says if someone is taking advantage of your kind nature you might tell them they were taking the piss.

So depending on the context it can either be light hearted banter or a more aggressive assertion.

[Manic Impressive]

Um, I think more non-brits know "take the piss" than "taking the mickey". Is that a real expression? Or are you taking the piss? Lol.
Yeah that's common in UK & Ireland meaning the same thing sometimes extended to "taking the Michael"

[brigadista]

british gov are taking the piss...

[Lilith]

I still don't get it. :(

[brigadista]

ok crawffers - as in "you have GOT to be joking...".

[Manic Impressive]

I think he's taking the piss :lol:

[ColonelCossack]

What a piss take.

[Nox]

Taking the piss out of = Making fun of

[Left Leanings]

Yeah that's common in UK & Ireland meaning the same thing sometimes extended to "taking the Michael"

A copper once told me I was "extracting the Michael". So it can be rendered this way too.


british gov are taking the piss...

Been doing it for years, comrade. And they don't plan on stopping anytime soon....


I still don't get it. :(

lol really?


ok crawffers - as in "you have GOT to be joking...".


I think he's taking the piss :lol:

I think it's fair to say :D

[Rooster]

You're pulling my leg...

[Deicide]

You're all taking the bloody piss ya bunch of f****** t****!

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Remind me to never loudly make fun of someone wearing a fanny pack if I ever end up in the UK

[Ostrinski]

So what does the whole fanny pack thing mean

[Jimmie Higgins]

Anyone know the origin of the phrase... or of the Mickey and Michael varieties?

[Manic Impressive]

So what does the whole fanny pack thing mean
Fanny in Britain means vagina. It's like a non rude kind of childish word a bit like willy for a dick.

So slapping someone's fanny may be frowned upon. We call fanny packs bum bags

[NoPasaran1936]

You're 'aving a laugh, ain't ya?

[Manic Impressive]

Anyone know the origin of the phrase... or of the Mickey and Michael varieties?
I didn't know this but wiki'd it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_mickey

Taking the piss means to take liberties, or to be unreasonable. It is often used (or confused) with with taking the piss out of which is an expression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom) meaning to mock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock), tease, ridicule (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridicule), or scoff.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_mickey#cite_note-0) Taking the Mickey (Mickey Bliss, Cockney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney) rhyming slang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang)) or taking the Michael is another term for making fun of someone. These terms are most widely used in the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom), Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland), South Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa), New Zealand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand) and Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).

[Jimmie Higgins]

I didn't know this but wiki'd it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_mickeyThanks! Guess I'm lazy for not checking wikipedia, but I didn't think phrases would be on there.

[Anarpest]

It means that they love you.

[ColonelCossack]

Fuckin barclays Bankers.